The truth is coming out.
Bombshell declassified emails show Barack Obama’s top intelligence officials were willing to break their own rules to sell the now-debunked Trump-Russia collusion story — even after top experts warned the evidence didn’t hold up.
Clapper Pressured Intel Agencies to “Fall in Line”
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper pushed the NSA, CIA, and FBI to back a politically charged report claiming Russia interfered in 2016 to help Donald Trump — despite urgent warnings from NSA Director Mike Rogers that the process was rushed and incomplete.
Rogers told Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan, and ex-FBI Director James Comey in a Dec. 22, 2016, email that his team hadn’t been given full access to the intelligence behind the claims.
Rogers explained that his team did not feel entirely confident they’d had sufficient time to examine all of the intelligence, cautioning that they needed to be absolutely certain of their conclusions before briefing the president.
Obama Ordered a New Report — After Rejecting Earlier Findings
Just days earlier, on Dec. 9, 2016, President Obama demanded a fresh report detailing “how Moscow influenced the 2016 election” — even though a previous intelligence assessment had found Russia and criminal hackers did NOT alter U.S. election results through cyberattacks on voting systems.
‘That’s OUR Story, and We’re Stickin’ to It’
Clapper brushed off Rogers’ concerns, insisting the agencies must be “on the same page” and declaring:
“More time is not negotiable… This is one project that has to be a team sport.”
He even joked about sticking to the story, regardless of unanswered questions — confirming fears that political optics mattered more than truth.
Tulsi Gabbard: ‘It Came from the Very Top’
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who declassified the emails, said they prove the so-called Russia assessment was manufactured at the highest levels of the Obama White House.
“This wasn’t sloppy work — it was deliberate,” Gabbard said. “Clapper’s own words confirm that violating protocols to create a politically motivated intelligence report was a ‘team sport.’”