Russiagate's Architects Suppressed Doubts to Peddle False Claims
- U.S. intelligence leaders expressed low confidence in the claim that Russia hacked and leaked Democratic Party materials, as stated in a declassified September 2016 report by the NSA and FBI.
- Newly released documents show that the U.S. intelligence community suppressed internal doubts about the legitimacy of Russian meddling claims, according to Tulsi Gabbard's office.
- The January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, which accused Russia of meddling, excluded key intelligence dissent and was later discredited, revealing a lack of concrete evidence linking Russia to the DNC hacks.
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Russiagate's Architects Suppressed Doubts to Peddle False Claims
Although Robert Mueller failed to find an election conspiracy between Donald Trump and Moscow, the former Special Counsel threw a lifeline to the Russiagate narrative by alleging that the Kremlin had engaged in a “sweeping and systematic” effort to get Trump elected and “sow discord” among Americans.
Architects of Russiagate suppressed in-house doubts to peddle false claims
Although Robert Mueller failed to find an election conspiracy between Donald Trump and Moscow, the former Special Counsel threw a lifeline to the Russiagate narrative by alleging that the Kremlin had engaged in a "sweeping and systematic" effort to get Trump elected and "sow discord" among Americans. Six years later, that questionable but enduring claim continues to unravel. According to newly declassified documents, U.S. intelligence leaders co…
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