Hillary Clinton gave the green light to a campaign adviser’s plan to tarnish Donald Trump with false claims of Russian collusion, according to explosive declassified documents released recently. The goal? Distract from her own email scandal by pushing a narrative of ‘Putin’s support for Trump’ and linking it to election interference. It’s a jaw-dropping revelation from intelligence files.
This scandal unfolded during the heated 2016 presidential race, as Clinton faced mounting scrutiny over her emails.
‘Clinton approved a plan proposed by one of her foreign policy advisors, Julianne Smith, to smear Donald Trump by magnifying the scandal tied to the intrusion by the Russian special services,’ a declassified memo states.
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who requested the files’ release, slammed the Obama FBI for failing to investigate these intelligence reports, calling it a ‘political weaponization’ that damaged American institutions.
What does this mean for trust in politics? If true, it’s one of the biggest cover-ups in history. Should there be accountability for such actions, or is this just election dirty tricks as usual? Let’s talk about it.