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Russia Today
01-08-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
FBI was ‘weaponized' in Obama-Clinton conspiracy to ‘stop Trump'
The newly released annex to John Durham's 2023 Special Counsel report exposes the 'weaponization' of the FBI under the Obama administration and the agency's involvement in an attempt to ruin Donald Trump's presidency in 2016, US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has said. The senator, a key figure behind the release of the 29-page document, made the remarks to Fox News on Thursday shortly after the annex was published. The file outlines the alleged effort by the Hillary Clinton campaign to falsely accuse Trump of colluding with Russia, and the FBI's failure to properly investigate the activities despite having solid intelligence. '[The Durham annex] gives us information that the FBI had eight to ten years ago that they never followed up on. It actually brings attention to the fact that there was either a Clinton conspiracy to make this happen, or Russian disinformation. Either way, it was an attempt to stop Trump, and it proves that the FBI had a hand in it,' Grassley stated. Declassified Durham Annex Released by Chairman Grassley The annex provides 'evidence of the great depth that the deep state will go to cover up weaponization that was going on in the FBI and the executive branch of government, generally, under the Obama administration,' the senator suggested. America needs 'maximum transparency' on the 2016 presidential race 'schemes' that were hatched 'to either stop Trump from being elected or… to ruin his presidency,' he added. According to the document, the FBI obtained intelligence on 'confidential conversations' between then-Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and individuals at George Soros' Open Society Foundations in early 2016, yet did not take any action. The conversations reportedly detailed a plan to discredit the then-Republican candidate by preparing 'scandalous revelations of business relations between Trump and the Russian Mafia.' The agency allegedly obtained further evidence on the matter in mid-2016, including several 'likely authentic' emails sent by Leonard Benardo, senior vice president of the Open Society Foundations. The emails further detailed the plot to 'disseminate the necessary information through the FBI-affiliated 'attic-based' technical structures,' and appeared to predict a future FBI probe into Russiagate, suggesting the agency 'will put more oil into the fire' later on.
Russia Today
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Declassified Russiagate document exposes deep state coverup
The newly released annex to John Durham's 2023 Special Counsel report exposes the 'weaponization' of the FBI under the Obama administration and the agency's involvement in an attempt to stop Donald Trump in 2016, US Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has said. The senator, a key figure behind the release of the 29-page document, made the remarks to Fox News on Thursday shortly after the annex was published. The file outlines the alleged effort by the Hillary Clinton campaign to falsely accuse Trump of colluding with Russia, and the FBI's failure to properly investigate the activities despite having solid intelligence. '[The Durham annex] gives us information that the FBI had eight to ten years ago that they never followed up on. It actually brings attention to the fact that there was either a Clinton conspiracy to make this happen, or Russian disinformation. Either way, it was an attempt to stop Trump, and it proves that the FBI had a hand in it,' Grassley stated. The annex provides 'evidence of the great depth that the deep state will go to cover up weaponization that was going on in the FBI and the executive branch of government, generally, under the Obama administration,' the senator suggested. America needs 'maximum transparency' on the 2016 presidential race 'schemes' that were hatched 'to either stop Trump from being elected or… to ruin his presidency,' he added. According to the document, the FBI obtained intelligence on 'confidential conversations' between then-Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and individuals at George Soros' Open Society Foundations in early 2016, yet did not take any action. The conversations reportedly detailed a plan to discredit the then-Republican candidate by preparing 'scandalous revelations of business relations between Trump and the Russian Mafia.' The agency allegedly obtained further evidence on the matter in mid-2016, including several 'likely authentic' emails sent by Leonard Benardo, senior vice president of Soros' Open Society Foundations. The emails further detailed the plot to 'disseminate the necessary information through the FBI-affiliated 'attic-based' technical structures,' and appeared to predict a future FBI probe into Russiagate, suggesting the agency 'will put more oil into fire' later on.
Fox News
26-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Levin: DOJ, FBI used the ‘same tools' to destroy Trump as a ‘citizen, candidate and president'
Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin discuss the weaponization of justice against President Donald Trump and more on 'Hannity.'
Reuters
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Justice Dept to assess claims of 'alleged weaponization' of US intelligence community
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday it was forming a strike force to assess recent claims made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about "alleged weaponization of the U.S. intelligence community." "This Department takes alleged weaponization of the intelligence community with the utmost seriousness," the Justice Department said in a statement.
Al Arabiya
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
US reaches civil nuclear cooperation accord with Bahrain
The United States and Bahrain signed a civilian nuclear energy accord Wednesday as US President Donald Trump met with the Gulf nation's crown prince. At a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony with his Bahraini counterpart Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the accord showed the United States is willing to work with any country that wants a civil nuclear energy program 'not geared toward weaponization or threatening the security of their neighbors.' He was alluding to Iran, which the United States and Israel accuse of trying to develop nuclear weapons. The United States bombed Iranian nuclear facilities on June 22 as it joined Israel's 12-day conflict with its arch foe. Bahrain is a close ally of the United States and serves as the base for the US Navy's 5th Fleet. Trump met later Wednesday in the Oval office with Crown Prince Salman Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa to discuss Mideast security issues and economic cooperation. 'We've had a tremendous relationship, I have personally, with Bahrain over the years, and it has been a fantastic ally,' Trump told reporters as he sat with the Bahraini delegation before their talks. Bahrain is also a signatory of the so-called Abraham Accords, signed during Trump's first term in the White House. Under these agreements Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and Sudan established formal diplomatic relations with Israel.
