Rep. Rick Crawford’s insights into the newly declassified House Intelligence Committee report reveal a damning portrait of the U.S. Intelligence Community’s role in perpetrating and covering up the now-debunked Trump-Russia collusion narrative. As the newly seated chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Crawford lays out a powerful case that the Obama-era Intelligence Community, led by figures like John Brennan and James Clapper, willfully manipulated analytic standards and cherry-picked intelligence to cast suspicion on President-elect Donald Trump.
The report strongly criticizes the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) as a politically motivated document based on flawed sourcing, particularly the now-discredited Steele dossier, and notes that crucial evidence contradicting the "Putin helped Trump" theory was ignored. More troubling still, Crawford outlines how this narrative was bolstered by a compliant and eager corporate media, effectively turning them into co-conspirators in what he calls “a psychological operation against the American people.”
In Crawford’s view, this wasn't mere error or misjudgment — it was an orchestrated hoax at the highest levels of government, driven by political animus and covered up for years. He warns that the key architects of this “travesty” have not only escaped accountability but continue to profit from their roles in the deception.
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Early Insight: Rep. Rick Crawford joined the House Intelligence Committee in early 2017, as the Russia collusion narrative was being shaped.
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Flawed ICA: The Jan. 6, 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment was based on dubious sourcing and ignored analytic standards required by ICD 203.
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Single-Narrative Bias: Contrary evidence suggesting Putin may have preferred Clinton or was indifferent was ignored to support a pro-Trump bias theory.
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The Steele Dossier: Intelligence leaders like Brennan insisted on including the discredited Steele dossier despite knowing it was opposition research funded by Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
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Analytic Integrity Breached: CIA analysts expressed concerns over the dossier’s validity, but Brennan allegedly responded, “Yes, but doesn’t it ring true?”
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Media Complicity: The mainstream media played an active role in amplifying the collusion hoax, acting as “willing accomplices” rather than objective journalists.
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Suppressed Report: Efforts to release the 2020 staff report clearing Trump were blocked until President Trump’s return to office in 2025.
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Psyop Allegation: Crawford characterizes the IC’s actions as a psychological operation against the American people, orchestrated by the Obama administration.
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No Accountability: Despite the massive deception, most key players have avoided punishment and are now media contributors or private sector “experts.”
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Dangerous Precedent: Crawford warns that the lack of justice and continued misinformation poses ongoing risks to democratic trust and national security.
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Continuing Concerns: Recent investigations into other ICAs suggest this politicization of intelligence may not be isolated to the Russia hoax.
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Final Verdict: Crawford calls the collusion narrative “the largest, deepest, widest hoax in American history” — and one that the perpetrators remain disturbingly proud of.
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