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Matt Taibbi

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Author of INSANE CLOWN PRESIDENT, I CAN’T BREATHE, SPANKING THE DONKEY, and SMELLS LIKE DEAD ELEPHANTS

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Jul 23, 2025
A brief 🧵 on the new report released by @DNIGabbard today, which conclusively blows up core Russiagate myths:
SummaryA newly released intelligence report by Director Gabbard reveals that the 2016 Russian interference assessment concluding Putin preferred Trump was based on only four pieces of flimsy evidence: the discredited Steele Dossier, an unclear intelligence fragment interpreted five different ways, an undated email with no clear sender/recipient, and unverified liaison reporting from 2014. CIA analysts reportedly were ordered to include dubious material despite internal objections, drawing parallels to the Iraq War WMD intelligence failures.15 tweets2 min read