CIA Director John Ratcliffe not only “strongly supports the public release” of documents showing Obama administration officials tried to damage President Donald Trump, but he also “initiated” the declassification process after arriving at the agency earlier this year.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week announced that she was presenting “overwhelming evidence” to the Department of Justice showing that then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for a “yearslong” Russia-connected “coup” against Trump after he defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
“CIA Director Ratcliffe strongly supports the public release of HPSCI’s [House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence] report, which was the result of a process initiated by CIA and led by DNI Gabbard,” a CIA spokesperson said, CBS News reported Thursday night.
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