Clinton Approved Plan To ‘Smear’ Trump With Fake Russia Collusion: Docs
Hillary Clinton allegedly approved a strategy proposed by her foreign policy advisor, Julianne Smith, to highlight claims that Russia and President Vladimir Putin supported Donald Trump during the election. The strategy aimed to influence public opinion by emphasizing Russian interference and shifting attention away from the growing controversy surrounding Clinton’s private email server.
The documents state that the plan involved promoting the idea that Russia’s cyber activities and political influence operations were intended to benefit Trump. This narrative later became widely discussed through investigations and reports, including the Steele Dossier.
The records were declassified at the request of Senator Chuck Grassley and released by U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement officials. Grassley argued that the FBI during President Barack Obama’s administration did not adequately investigate intelligence reports suggesting that the Clinton campaign may have helped promote the Trump-Russia narrative for political advantage.
Additionally, newly declassified memos released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard indicate that U.S. intelligence officials believed Russian cyber activities targeting election infrastructure were unlikely to have affected the actual voting results. The memo noted that while some voter databases were targeted, the attacks did not compromise systems used to cast ballots and were not sophisticated enough to change election outcomes.
Supporters of Donald Trump see these disclosures as evidence supporting his long-standing claim that the Russia collusion narrative was politically motivated. Meanwhile, reports suggest that FBI officials are considering possible criminal investigations involving former intelligence leaders such as former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey for their roles in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.
