https://x.com/travisakers/status/1946291551283327310

Bottom line: Did the Obama Administration manufacture false intelligence to implicate Russian interference in the 2016 election?

No.

The documents show a methodical, multi-agency process, all concluding Russia was behind the DNC hacks and intended to influence perceptions surrounding the election. Internal emails show open debate, requested edits for accuracy, and even pushback from the FBI urging softer language where intelligence was not definitive. This shows a clear intent to avoid politicization, not to fabricate Intel

The Obama Administration did not generate intelligence from thin air. It commissioned a community assessment in response to mounting cyber activity and growing concerns from state officials. The reports repeatedly emphasize the limited impact Russia could have on the actual vote, while also noting the psychological and political effects of leaks and disinformation

These documents don't show the Obama Administration cooked up fake intel to blame Russia. They reflect a serious, cautious, and collaborative process across agencies, with multiple layers of review and disagreement. What they found was cyber interference and information warfare designed to mess with our heads, not our ballots

Russia got inside the DNC, released damaging info, and aimed to create chaos. That’s what the intel says, nothing more, nothing less. And they don’t link Trump’s team to it in these pages, nor do they try to

These declassified intelligence documents show internal communications and assessments among senior officials across the IC, with the purpose of evaluating cyber threats related to the 2016 presidential election

The findings can be broken down like this

Capability Assessment: The IC judged with moderate confidence that no foreign adversary, including Russia, had the capability to carry out widespread, covert cyber operations that could alter the vote count or outcome of the 2016 U.S. election