{"id":27653,"date":"2025-07-18T18:39:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=27653"},"modified":"2025-07-18T18:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T22:39:06","slug":"this-is-what-team-trump-just-did-to-distract-you-from-their-epsteingate-cover-up-fiasco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=27653","title":{"rendered":"<h2><b>This is what Team Trump just did to distract you from their Epsteingate cover-up fiasco!<\/b><\/h2>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8220;A Treasonous Conspiracy&#8221; &#8211; DNI Gabbard Exposes Obama At Center Of Trump &#8216;Russia Hoax&#8217;<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cf0\">Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, has<strong>\u00a0declassified documents revealing &#8220;overwhelming evidence&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>showing how then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for what would become the years-long Trump<\/span><span class=\"cf1\">-Russia collusion investigation after President Trump won the 2016 election.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"cf1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKhN9AWoAAQ1Bo.jpg?itok=9pMfBrAy\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKhN9AWoAAQ1Bo.jpg?itok=9pMfBrAy\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKhN9AWoAAQ1Bo.jpg?itok=9pMfBrAy\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"469\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"baa4f1b9-3c06-4081-8256-d7843e486216\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;This is surreal,&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>says General Mike Flynn&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2025-07-18_13-28-19.jpg?itok=pHI63PBb\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2025-07-18_13-28-19.jpg?itok=pHI63PBb\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2025-07-18_13-28-19.jpg?itok=pHI63PBb\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ee0ebcee-b801-4187-b526-873d83b79629\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DNIGabbard\/status\/1946271402971312514\"><em>Via @DNIGabbard<\/em><\/a><em>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Americans will finally learn the truth about how in 2016, intelligence was politicized and weaponized by the most powerful people in the Obama Administration\u00a0<\/strong>to lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President Trump, subverting the will of the American people and undermining our democratic republic.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how:<\/p>\n<p>For months preceding the 2016 election, the Intelligence Community shared a consensus view:\u00a0<em><strong>Russia lacked the intent and capability to hack U.S. elections<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJJLfXYAArIHI.jpg?itok=rOqcGvwp\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJJLfXYAArIHI.jpg?itok=rOqcGvwp\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKJJLfXYAArIHI.jpg?itok=rOqcGvwp\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"7abb6012-c91f-42f4-bdff-ecb890f3b897\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>But weeks after President Trump\u2019s historic 2016 victory defeating Hillary Clinton, everything changed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJWrlW0AAgQCv.jpg?itok=3X_7B5tS\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJWrlW0AAgQCv.jpg?itok=3X_7B5tS\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKJWrlW0AAgQCv.jpg?itok=3X_7B5tS\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"d758d16d-2ed9-49fe-b84c-ebc101b0b3f5\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Dec 8, 2016, IC officials prepared an assessment for the President&#8217;s Daily Brief, finding that<strong>\u00a0Russia &#8220;did not impact recent U.S. election results&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>by conducting cyber attacks on infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before it could reach the President, it was abruptly pulled \u201cbased on new guidance.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>This key intelligence assessment was never published.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJgOaWYAAGBPK.jpg?itok=0YeRSw8c\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJgOaWYAAGBPK.jpg?itok=0YeRSw8c\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKJgOaWYAAGBPK.jpg?itok=0YeRSw8c\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"51a078df-1f13-4535-9283-85b12282ab3c\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next day, top national security officials including FBI Dir James Comey, CIA Dir John Brennan and DNI James Clapper gathered at the Obama White House to discuss Russia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Obama directed the IC to create a new intelligence assessment that detailed Russian election meddling, even though it would contradict multiple intelligence assessments released over the previous several months.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJxTcWEAA1l-k.jpg?itok=2DVlO3tt\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJxTcWEAA1l-k.jpg?itok=2DVlO3tt\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKJxTcWEAA1l-k.jpg?itok=2DVlO3tt\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ef4b3e99-bd08-4997-8706-6b8cff2799c7\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obama officials immediately leaned on their allies in the media to advance their falsehoods.<\/p>\n<p>Anonymous IC sources leaked classified information to the Washington Post and others that Russia had intervened to hack the election in Trump&#8217;s favor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJ30mWUAISJ5h.jpg?itok=9EHTfRBH\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKJ30mWUAISJ5h.jpg?itok=9EHTfRBH\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKJ30mWUAISJ5h.jpg?itok=9EHTfRBH\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6124aca1-08bf-4874-bdb0-7a5a487d55f9\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On January 6, 2017, just days before President Trump took office, DNI Clapper unveiled the Obama-directed politicized assessment, a gross weaponization of intelligence that laid the groundwork for a years-long coup intended to subvert President Trump\u2019s entire presidency.<\/p>\n<p>According to whistleblower emails shared with us today, we know Clapper and Brennan used the baseless discredited Steele Dossier as a source to push this false narrative in the intelligence assessment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKKB1qWkAI2br.jpg?itok=HYTjKElI\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/GwKKB1qWkAI2br.jpg?itok=HYTjKElI\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/GwKKB1qWkAI2br.jpg?itok=HYTjKElI\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"1c5968a1-e0ca-45ec-9125-87f6e5d16494\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These documents detail a treasonous conspiracy by officials at the highest levels of the Obama White House to\u00a0<strong>subvert the will of the American people and try to usurp the President from fulfilling his mandate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This betrayal concerns every American.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The integrity of our democratic republic demands that every person involved be investigated and brought to justice to prevent this from ever happening again.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am providing all documents to the Department of Justice to deliver the accountability that President Trump, his family, and the American people deserve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/press-releases\/press-releases-2025\/4086-pr-15-25\"><em>You can read Tulsi&#8217;s full press release (with links to all the supporting documents) here&#8230;<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Distraction from Epstein or not&#8230; there&#8217;s a lot here!<\/p>\n<p>____<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/treasonous-conspiracy-dni-gabbard-exposes-obama-center-trump-russia-hoax\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/treasonous-conspiracy-dni-gabbard-exposes-obama-center-trump-russia-hoax<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A Treasonous Conspiracy&#8221; &#8211; DNI Gabbard Exposes Obama At Center Of Trump &#8216;Russia 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