WASHINGTON, D.C. — A massive political earthquake is rocking Washington following the release of newly declassified intelligence documents. The memos, released at the urging of lawmakers and top officials—including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Attorney General Pam Bondi—reveal that former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed a calculated strategy to "smear" Donald Trump with unfounded allegations of Russian collusion during the 2016 race.

According to the declassified files drawn from Special Counsel John Durham’s multi-year investigation annex, Clinton approved a plan proposed by her foreign policy advisor, Julianne Smith.

The strategy called for “smearing Donald Trump by magnifying the scandal tied to the intrusion by the Russian special services in the pre-election process to benefit the Republican candidate,” explicitly designed to divert attention from Clinton's own growing private email server scandal.

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who requested the declassifications, didn't mince words about the explosive findings: “These intelligence reports and related records, whether true or false, were buried for years. History will show that the Obama and Biden administrations’ law enforcement and intelligence agencies were weaponized against President Trump.”

The Dec. 2016 Presidential Briefing

DNI Tulsi Gabbard also released a highly sensitive December 2016 Presidential Daily Brief draft intended for then-President Barack Obama, which stated:

“Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent US election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure.”

A Necessary Reality Check: While social media is currently ablaze with claims that this memo disproves all forms of Russian interference, it's critical to look at the exact wording. The intelligence community concluded that election infrastructure (meaning actual voting machines and vote tallies) was never altered, which aligns perfectly with years of sworn testimony.

However, the misconception arises when conflating voting machines with the hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) networks. The subsequent 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment focused heavily on the DNC email leaks. What these new declassifications critically expose is how the Clinton campaign, the FBI, and the intelligence apparatus weaponized those DNC hacks via unverified opposition research—like the infamous Steele Dossier—to spy on and delegitimize the incoming Trump administration.

The "Developing" Text Message Bombshell

Adding massive fuel to the fire, Paul Sperry, a senior reporter for Real Clear Investigations, announced that he has sources pointing to devastating digital evidence of this coordination.

Sperry took to X (formerly Twitter) to post: "DEVELOPING: I’m told there are texts/emails indicating Hillary Clinton campaign aides directly coordinated with the Obama White House, NSC, State Dept and Intelligence Community officials in efforts to dig up dirt tying Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin in July 2016 …developing…"

Investigating the Investigators

The disclosure is being hailed as a major vindication for Donald Trump, who spent the entirety of his first term insisting the Crossfire Hurricane probe was a politically motivated witch hunt.

Now, the tables have completely turned. Reports indicate that federal law enforcement officials are preparing the groundwork for possible criminal investigations into the original architects of the Russia probe, including former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey.