In an Aug. 5, 2016 op-ed in the New York Times, Michael Morell cited his CIA experience to make the Trump allegation and he also endorsed Clinton for president.
Morell's early effort to push the Trump Russia agent theory is now getting fresh scrutiny after revelations reported by Just the News last week that he organized an open letter in October 2020 falsely portraying the Hunter Biden laptop as suspected Russian disinformation after receiving a call from longtime Joe Biden adviser and current Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
Morell has now admitted his effort to organize the letter was "Triggered" by Blinken, the letter's release was coordinated by the Biden campaign, and his intent was as Brock suspected.
Former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, who unraveled the Russia collusion narrative, said Morell's involvement in three consecutive election controversies signals there are larger issues of politicization in U.S. intelligence.
In 2016, Morell's insertion into the Russia collusion narrative came as Brennan, his successor, was warning Obama the Clinton campaign was crafting a dirty trick.
Last week, Jordan and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner disclosed that Morell admitted in testimony that he became involved in organizing the letter in October 2020 at the instigation of then-Biden campaign adviser and now Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Morell testified that while Blinken didn't directly ask him to write the letter, his contact with the future secretary of state "Triggered" the effort to write the memo, the campaign "Helped to strategize about the public release of the statement" and the campaign later thanked Morell for getting the letter out so that Joe Biden could use it as a defense during one of the 2020 presidential debates.
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