Brace yourself for a political bombshell that could rewrite the history of the 2016 campaign season.
This jaw-dropping story unveils how U.S. intelligence had credible foreign sources warning of the FBI's role in pushing a Trump-Russia collusion narrative long before the infamous Crossfire Hurricane investigation even began.
Let’s rewind to the summer of 2016, when whispers of a troubling plan surfaced within the highest echelons of power. Intelligence suggested that Hillary Clinton’s campaign was cooking up a scheme to link Donald Trump to Russian interference. This wasn’t idle gossip—it was serious enough to warrant a briefing for then-President Barack Obama.
On July 28, 2016, then-CIA Director John Brennan laid out the details for Obama and top officials, including Joe Biden, James Comey, Loretta Lynch, and James Clapper. The intel pointed to a Clinton campaign advisor’s plot to smear Trump with claims of Russian meddling. If true, this was a calculated move to shift focus from Clinton’s own email server mess.
Just days later, on July 31, 2016, the FBI launched Crossfire Hurricane, a counterintelligence probe into whether Trump’s campaign was colluding with Russia. Coincidence? Hardly, when you consider the timing and the intel that had just crossed their desks.
Documents later revealed that the CIA had passed this intelligence to Comey and Peter Strzok, explicitly tying it to Crossfire Hurricane. A source familiar with the matter noted, "Mere days after this intelligence was collected, the FBI launched Crossfire Hurricane." Sounds like someone was awfully eager to fan the flames.
Fast forward to 2020, when then-Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified Brennan’s handwritten notes from that Obama briefing. These notes, alongside over 1,000 documents handed to Special Counsel John Durham, paint a damning picture of foreknowledge at the highest levels. It’s not a conspiracy theory when the receipts are right there.
Durham’s investigation into the origins of Crossfire Hurricane didn’t hold back either. His report concluded that the FBI ignored clear red flags that they were being played by a Clinton-led effort to politicize law enforcement. Turns out, ignoring warning signs can have quite the ripple effect.
Had the FBI approached this as an assessment rather than a full-blown investigation, Durham argued, they might have scrutinized the Clinton plan intelligence more critically. Instead, they dove headfirst into a probe that Special Counsel Robert Mueller later found had no evidence of criminal conspiracy between Trump’s campaign and Russia in 2019. A nearly two-year witch hunt for nothing—how’s that for efficiency?
Now, Ratcliffe is poised to declassify a classified annex tied to Durham’s findings, expected to bolster claims of a coordinated government effort to tie Trump to Russia. A source close to the annex stated, "Ultimately, the release...will lend more credibility to the assertion that there was a coordinated plan." If this holds up, it’s a black eye for those who swore they were just following the facts.
The declassification isn’t happening in a vacuum—it’s being coordinated with heavy hitters like FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, among others. Even the CIA and NSA have given their blessing to release the sensitive intel behind the annex. That’s not the kind of sign-off you get for a nothingburger.
Recent declassified records, released by Ratcliffe and Gabbard, further show Obama-era officials manufacturing intelligence to fuel the collusion narrative. Ratcliffe didn’t mince words in a Fox News interview, saying the FBI acted as an "accelerant to the fake Steele dossier...by amplifying the lie." When the truth gets buried, someone’s got to dig it up.
Now, the consequences are starting to hit. FBI Director Kash Patel has opened criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey, while Gabbard has sent criminal referrals for other Obama-era officials. A source remarked, "It’s really hard...to see how Brennan, Clapper and Comey are going to explain this away."
Let’s not pretend this is just about politics—it’s about accountability for those who weaponize institutions against their opponents. If the intel proves what many suspect, it’s a stark reminder that power unchecked can distort even the most sacred duties of public office. Actions, as they say, often come with a hefty price tag.
As this classified annex nears public release, courtesy of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and others, the nation watches. Will this finally expose the full scope of a plan to undermine a candidate through fabricated narratives? Only time will tell, but one thing’s clear: the past isn’t staying buried much longer.