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Durham disclosures further undermine Gabbard’s claims of plot against Trump


Declassified document contains deflating conclusion for DNI director that Russian spies were behind key 2016 emails

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of US national intelligence, hoped to uncover evidence that Barack Obama and his national security team conspired to undermine Donald Trump in a slow-motion coup.

But if her crusade was aimed at proving that Obama embarked on a “treasonous conspiracy” to falsely show that Russia intervened in the 2016 presidential election to help Trump, Gabbard made a mistake. A previously classified annexe to a report by another special counsel, John Durham – appointed towards the end of Trump’s first presidency – has further undermined Gabbard’s case.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/02/tulsi-gabbard-trump-john-durham-report

Author : Robert Tait in Washington

Publish date : 2025-08-02 13:00:00

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