Sen. Mullin to Newsmax: Saddened, Not Surprised by Russiagate Disclosures

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., told Newsmax on Friday that he was disheartened but not surprised by recently released declassified documents that alleged a conspiracy at the top levels of the Obama administration to paralyze President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and his first term.

Last month, Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s director of national intelligence, released a trove of declassified documents that alleged former President Barack Obama directed the creation of a false intelligence assessment by James Clapper, his director of national intelligence, and John Brennan, his CIA director, in January 2017 that was used to delegitimize Trump’s presidency after his victory over Hillary Clinton.

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday released a 29-page annex from special counsel John Durham’s 2023 report that alleged a plan by Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign to falsely tie Trump to Russia.

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