The Trump (R) Administration has Ordered the Revocation of the Security Clearances of 37 Current and Former National Security Officials, including some who Worked on the Intelligence Community’s Assessment that Russia Interfered in the 2016 Presidential Election.
A Memo from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Accuses the Targeted Individuals of having Engaged in the “Politicization or Weaponization of Intelligence” to Advance Personal or Partisan Gain. It’s the latest Action of Retribution by the Trump Administration against National Security Officials, He perceives as having been Against Him.
It comes as Trump's Government has launched a Sweeping Effort to Cast Doubt on the Legitimacy of Intelligence Community Findings that Russia Interfered on Trump's Behalf in the 2016 Election. But, The Russian Government conducted Foreign Electoral Interference in the 2016 U.S. Elections, with the Goals of Sabotaging the Presidential Campaign of Hillary Clinton (D), boosting the Presidential Campaign of Trump, and Increasing Political and Social Discord in the U.S.
According to the U.S. Intelligence Community, the Operation Code Named Project "Lakhta[3][4]" was Ordered Directly by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The "Hacking and Disinformation Campaign" to Damage Clinton and help Trump, became the "core of the scandal known as Russiagate".
The Internet Research Agency (IRA), based in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and described as a Troll Farm, created Thousands of Social Media Accounts that purported to be Americans supporting Radical Political Groups and Planned or Promoted Events in Support of Trump and against Clinton.
They reached Millions of Social Media Users between 2013 and 2017. Fabricated Articles and Disinformation were spread from Russian Government-Controlled Media, and Promoted on Social Media. Additionally, Computer Hackers Affiliated with the Russian Military Intelligence Service (GRU) Infiltrated Information Systems of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Clinton Campaign Officials, notably Chairman John Podesta (D), and Publicly Released Stolen Files and emails through DCLeaks, Guccifer 2.0, and WikiLeaks, during the Election Campaign.
Several Individuals connected to Russia, contacted various Trump Campaign Associates, offering Business Opportunities to the Trump Organization and Proffering Damaging Information on Clinton. Russian Government Officials have Denied Involvement in any of the Hacks or Leaks, and Trump Denied the Interference had even Occurred.
Russian Interference Activities triggered Strong Statements from U.S. Intelligence Agencies, a Direct Warning by then U.S. Ppresident Barack Obama (D) to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Renewed Economic Sanctions against Russia, and Closures of Russian Diplomatic Facilities and Expulsion of their Staff. The Senate and House Intelligence Committees conducted their Own Investigations into the matter.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Opened the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation of Russian Interference in July 2016, including a Special Focus on Links between Trump Associates and Russian Officials and Spies and Suspected Co-Ordination between the Trump Campaign and the Russian Government. Russian attempts to Interfere in the Election were First Disclosed Publicly by Members of the U.S. Congress in September 2016, Confirmed by U.S. Intelligence Agencies in October 2016, and further Detailed by the Director of DNI in January 2017. The Dismissal of James Comey, the FBI Director, by President Trump in May 2017, was partly because of Comey's Investigation of the Russian Interference.
The FBI's work was taken over in May 2017 by former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who led a Special Counsel Investigation until March 2019. Mueller concluded that Russian Interference was "sweeping and systematic" and "violated U.S. criminal law", and He indicted Twenty-Six Russian Citizens and Three Russian Organizations. The Investigation also led to Indictments and Convictions of Trump Campaign Officials and Associated Americans. The Mueller Report, released in April 2019, examined over 200 Contacts between the Trump Campaign and Russian Officials, but concluded that, though the Trump Campaign welcomed the Russian Activities and expected to Benefit from them, there was Insufficient Evidence to bring Criminal "Conspiracy" or "Coordination" Charges against Trump or His Associates.
In November 2020, Newly Released Passages from the Mueller Special Counsel Investigation's Report indicated: "Although WikiLeaks published emails stolen from the DNC in July and October 2016 and Stone—a close associate to Donald Trump—appeared to know in advance the materials were coming, investigators 'did not have sufficient evidence' to prove active participation in the hacks or knowledge that the electronic thefts were continuing."
In Response to the Investigations, Trump, Republican Party Leaders, and Right-Wing Conservatives, Promoted and Endorsed False and Debunked Conspiracy Theory Counter-Narratives, in an effort to Discredit the Allegations and Findings of the Investigations, Frequently referring to them as the "Russia Hoax" or "Russian Collusion Hoax".
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