For almost ten years, speculation swirled about Hillary Clinton’s health, but outside of close political circles, few knew the full picture — until now.
Newly released intelligence files suggest her 2016 presidential run was marked by secrecy, medical concerns, and even international intrigue. The most surprising claim? That Vladimir Putin allegedly possessed damaging information about her condition… but chose to keep it hidden. The question is: why?
A recently declassified House Intelligence Committee report alleges that Russian intelligence obtained confidential medical details about Clinton during her 2016 campaign — but Putin reportedly decided against making them public, believing she was the inevitable winner.
According to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Russia’s foreign intelligence agency (SVR) intercepted internal Democratic National Committee communications describing Clinton as dealing with “psycho-emotional difficulties,” including sudden bursts of anger, irritability, and abrupt mood shifts. The documents claim she was on a strict schedule of potent sedatives during the race.
By late 2016, the report says, President Barack Obama and top Democratic leaders had privately expressed concerns about her health, which allegedly included conditions such as type 2 diabetes, COPD, cardiovascular issues, and deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Clinton’s aides were said to have kept these matters under “absolute secrecy.”
The SVR also purportedly obtained an email in which Clinton approved a strategy to shift blame for election interference onto Putin and Russian hackers — a move designed to divert attention from the ongoing controversy over her private email server.
Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) supported the report’s findings, characterizing Clinton as “relentlessly ambitious” and, at times, “visibly unsteady” during the campaign. “To Democrats, admitting she lost on her own was out of the question,” Marshall said.
Following the report’s release, the Department of Justice announced the formation of a special task force to investigate claims that the Obama administration misused intelligence to create a false narrative of Trump-Russia collusion. Gabbard accused the administration of attempting a “political coup” against the incoming president.
Justice Department officials have indicated that the evidence could trigger criminal inquiries into Obama-era intelligence figures accused of “politically exploiting national security tools.” They emphasized the matter is being pursued with “the highest level of seriousness.”
The full set of declassified materials is now accessible through the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee’s public archive.
Conclusion
The disclosures raise weighty questions about the transparency of the 2016 election and the role of U.S. intelligence agencies in shaping political narratives.
If accurate, the claims point to a tangled web of concealed health concerns, calculated political maneuvering, and alleged manipulation of intelligence — with potentially far-reaching legal and historical consequences. These revelations may alter how the public remembers one of the most fiercely debated elections in recent history.