Gabbard Points Finger at Clinton in Explosive Russiagate Twist
A new claim from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is threatening to reignite one of the most polarizing scandals in modern U.S. politics.
In a startling revelation, Gabbard is now alleging that Russian operatives in 2016 fully expected Hillary Clinton to win the presidency — and deliberately sat on damaging intelligence about her until after the election.
Speaking with Miranda Devine on the Pod Force One podcast, set to drop Wednesday, Gabbard outlined a scenario that flips the familiar Russiagate narrative on its head.
According to her, newly reviewed intelligence shows Moscow believed Clinton’s victory was “all but certain” and therefore held back its most explosive material for the period just before what they thought would be her inauguration.
The official U.S. intelligence position in 2016 tied Russia to the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
But Gabbard asked an uncomfortable question: If the Kremlin’s true goal was to help Donald Trump, why wait until the race was over to release the most damaging revelations?
She cited a 2020 House Intelligence Committee report that described alleged Russian knowledge of Clinton’s supposed “heavy tranquilizer” use for what it called “serious psycho-emotional problems,” including erratic mood swings.
Gabbard claims that Moscow intentionally withheld this information under the assumption it could be used at a critical political moment — not during the campaign, but after a presumed Clinton victory.
In July, Gabbard’s office declassified and released these documents, which she says had been buried for years. During a White House briefing that month,
she also confirmed referring multiple issues to the Department of Justice, accusing the Obama administration of running a covert effort to undermine Trump’s presidency — describing it as nothing less than a “long-term coup.”
Her referrals prompted Attorney General Pam Bondi to convene a grand jury to examine possible criminal conspiracy related to the origins of the Russiagate probe.
According to Fox News sources, Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to present evidence, treating Gabbard’s claims as “serious and credible.” The DOJ has so far declined public comment, but the investigation is active.
Conclusion
Tulsi Gabbard’s statements represent a dramatic reframe of the Russiagate storyline — suggesting not just misinterpretation, but calculated timing by Moscow and possible political manipulation from within the U.S. government.
With a grand jury now reviewing her referrals and the possibility of new indictments looming, the controversy has shifted from a historical dispute into an active political battle. Whether this revelation changes the public narrative or simply hardens existing partisan divisions, it has ensured that the debate over Russiagate is far from settled.