The December Blackout: How Obama’s Team Flipped the Russia Hoax

Americans will finally learn the truth about how in 2016, intelligence was politicized and weaponized by the most powerful people in the Obama Administration

Forget dry FBI files—this is a bombshell! Tulsi Gabbard’s July 2025 declassified docs drop a 48-hour truth bomb on the 2016 Russia investigation. Between December 7-9, Obama’s crew flipped the script, burying a clear finding that Russia didn’t rig the election and cooking up a new story to smear Trump. Let’s tear into this mess.

Day 1: The Truth Gets Axed

On December 7, 2016, the Intelligence Community nailed it: “Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks to alter the 2016 election” (Gabbard, 2025, p. 47). Solid, post-election data backed this up, and the FBI was ready to roll it out. By December 8 morning, they were prepping talking points for James Clapper—transparency looked on track.

@DNIGabbard EXPOSES how the Obama Administration manufactured the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, creating the RUSSIA HOAX.

 EXPOSES how the Obama Administration manufactured the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, creating the RUSSIA HOAX.

Day 2: The Blackout Hits

Then—bam!—afternoon of December 8, everything screeches to a halt. The FBI, under James Comey, bailed on the report, drafting a dissent. A senior official killed the whole thing, citing “new guidance” (Gabbard, 2025, p. 48). The declassified files? A single line survives: “Thanks for sending the revision, we will take a closer look at it tomorrow” (p. 49). The rest? Blacked out completely. That’s no accident—Gabbard calls this a “treasonous conspiracy,” and this gap screams cover-up.

Day 3: The White House Flip

December 9, Obama summons Brennan, Clapper, Rice, Lynch, Kerry, and McCabe to the Situation Room. Forget asking if Russia interfered—he orders a new assessment detailing how they helped Trump (Gabbard, 2025, p. 53). The original report vanishes, and a handpicked crew rewrites the script, ditching standard protocols and sidelining skeptical analysts (p. 56-57).

The New Lie: January 6, 2017

The result? A January 6, 2017, Intelligence Community Assessment claiming Putin boosted Trump. Timed to hit before Trump’s inauguration, it fueled Mueller, impeachments, and four lost years. Gabbard’s docs show this was no accident—it was a deliberate pivot from fact to fiction.

Why It Matters

That December 8 blackout isn’t just a glitch; it’s evidence of manipulation. Who gave the “new guidance”? What’s so sensitive it’s still hidden? This wasn’t intelligence adapting—it was Obama’s team rigging the game. Public trust took a hit, and the precedent haunts us.

The Catch

We’re stuck with partial truths. The redactions block the full story, and politics muddies the waters. But Gabbard’s release—backed by her “treasonous” label—proves the shift was shady.

Bottom Line

The December blackout flipped a solid “no interference” finding into a Trump-smearing hoax. Obama’s crew buried the truth, and we’re still paying. Demand Trump declassify the rest—let’s burn this lie for good.