This week, US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a once-classified House Intelligence Committee report shedding new light on the 2016 election and foreign intelligence services, particularly Russia’s SVR, knowledge about the Democratic Party’s inner workings.
A declassified report unveils Russia’s access to secret DNC information concerning Hillary Clinton’s health. The intel exposed Clinton’s undisclosed psychological and physical conditions, alarming Obama and Democratic leaders who feared it could harm her election prospects.
Russia had reportedly gathered damaging information about Clinton’s health but did not disclose it during the 2016 race, raising questions about their motives.
During 2016, Russian intelligence tapped into DNC communications indicating internal worries about Clinton’s well-being, including heightened psycho-emotional issues and undisclosed physical ailments. The revelation caused Obama and senior Democrats to express grave concerns, keeping it strictly confidential.
The report suggested that Russia chose not to leak the severe information they possessed about Clinton, sparking speculation about their intentions and the impact on the election.
Analysts propose that Russia might have expected a Clinton victory and refrained from disclosing health-related details that could have negative repercussions. Alternatively, they could have stored the information for leverage post-election.
The declassified report was initially compiled during the Trump administration by the House Intelligence Committee and remained classified through the Biden and Obama administrations. Gabbard, now the DNI under President Trump, authorized its full release, emphasizing transparency.
The revelations challenge the narrative of the Russia-Trump collusion story and raise concerns about selective information disclosure.
