Tulsi Gabbard Teams Up with Russian Spies to Wiretap and Unmask Hillary Clinton - emptywheel
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Tulsi Gabbard has made questionable claims about sedition linked to voting machines and the DNC server, misrepresenting information regarding Russia’s interference in the 2016 election. Her statement at a White House press conference lacked crucial context, presenting selectively chosen Russian intelligence reports as fact. In this context, the Director of National Intelligence appeared to support Russian narratives, failing to adhere to protocols on political unmasking. This echoes past grievances about politicization of intelligence under previous administrations, illustrating a concerning trend in handling sensitive information.
In a presser at the White House yesterday, Tulsi presented the contents of the HPSCI report without context, focusing closely on a section that cites a cherrypicked selection of Russian intelligence reports purportedly based on documents stolen from Democrats.
Tulsi stood at the podium of the White House press room and delivered Russian intelligence, with an occasional 'allegedly' thrown in, without explaining clearly that's what she was doing.
The Director of National Intelligence effectively teamed up with Russian spies, parroting analysis those Russian spies did on documents stolen from Hillary and people associated with her.
This is precisely the kind of unsubstantiated abuse that first animated right wing grievance back in 2017, carried out by the head of intelligence from the White House podium.
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