CIA director teases plan to disclose 'buried' evidence on alleged Russiagate links to Hillary Clinton

John Ratcliffe, while referring to Russiagate, said, 'What hasn’t come out yet and what’s going to come out is the underlying intelligence'
CIA Director John Ratcliffe hinted at plans to declassify files allegedly connecting Hillary Clinton to Russiagate (Screengrab/Fox News, Getty Images)
CIA Director John Ratcliffe hinted at plans to declassify files allegedly connecting Hillary Clinton to Russiagate (Screengrab/Fox News, Getty Images)


 

WASHINGTON, DC: CIA Director John Ratcliffe teased plans on Sunday, July 27, to publicly release more files reportedly linking Hillary Clinton to false claims of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

He hinted at the “underlying intelligence,” which is referenced in the annex of the Durham report. The report scrutinized probes into the Hillary Clinton vs President Donald Trump match-up and is currently undergoing a declassification process. 

John Ratcliffe claims intelligence shows Hillary Clinton and FBI plotted to fuel Russiagate narrative

John Ratcliffe told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on 'Sunday Morning Futures' while referring to Russiagate, “What hasn’t come out yet and what’s going to come out is the underlying intelligence.”

He added, “And what that intelligence shows, Maria, is that part of this was a Hillary Clinton plan, but part of it was an FBI plan to be an accelerant to that fake Steele dossier, to those fake Russia collusion claims by pouring oil on the fire, by amplifying the lie and burying the truth of what Hillary Clinton was up to.”

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-TX) questions top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine, Wil
John Ratcliffe speaks at the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2019, in Washington, DC (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Interestingly, during the 2016 election cycle, an opposition research file against Donald Trump, compiled by ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele, circulated within the intelligence community.

Moreover, the Washington Free Beacon, the Clinton campaign, and the Democratic National Committee ended up paying for the research Steele conducted into Trump during the 2016 cycle.

Meanwhile, the Steele dossier was reviewed by investigators in the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election.   

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Hillary Clinton speaks onstage during a conversation with Margaret Hoover for
Hillary Clinton speaks onstage during a conversation with Margaret Hoover for 'Something Lost, Something Gained' at 92NY on May 01, 2025, in New York City (Dominik Bindl/Getty Images)

Former Special Counsel John Durham, appointed during the first Trump administration, investigated the FBI probe and criticized the handling of the inquiry in a 2023 report, the unclassified portion of which is public.

Ratcliffe recapped, “In the summer of 2016, US intelligence intercepted Russian intelligence talking about a Hillary Clinton plan, a Hillary Clinton plan to falsely accuse Donald Trump of Russia collusion, to vilify him and smear him with what would become known infamously as the, as the Steele dossier.”

He added that he went through predecessor John Brennan’s handwritten notes to find the “underlying intelligence” behind it that revealed exactly what happened.

“All of this evidence that’s been hidden and buried from the American people is finally coming to light,” he said. Ratcliffe added, “There is no doubt in my mind that the people that we just talked about conspired. They conspired against President Trump. They conspired against the American people.”

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 18: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting at the Hilton Midtown on September 18, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by John Nacion/WireImage)
Hillary Clinton speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting at the Hilton Midtown on September 18, 2023, in New York City (John Nacion/WireImage)

He noted that he and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have made referrals to the Department of Justice (DOJ) about their findings.

“I don’t think statute of limitations are going to impact [it] because, on the conspiracy, the statute of limitation doesn’t start to run until the last act in furtherance of that conspiracy. The people behind this are still furthering the conspiracy. They’re refusing to admit or acknowledge what they did was wrong,” he said. 

Internet sides with CIA Director John Ratcliffe

Several internet users expressed support for CIA Director John Ratcliffe after he teased plans to publicly release more files reportedly tying Hillary Clinton to false claims of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. 

One user wrote on X, “We need arrests!” while another added, “It’s long overdue. Now that this avalanche has begun, we must pray that Trump’s team has the intestinal fortitude to see it through to the end. The American public deserves nothing less.”



 



 

A third person stated, “Lock every single one of them up! Every single one! Show them that no one is above the law!” while another commented, “Accountability and consequences are the only way people will ever trust the government again. Arrests need to happen ASAP!”



 



 

Other users echoed similar sentiments: “Her arrest cannot come soon enough!” and “So calculated. So sinister. Such a crime needs significant punishment.”



 



 

Another person wrote, “Clinton needs to be locked up ASAP for this and so much more!!!”



 

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