Tulsi Gabbard cites whistleblower who says Obama officials rigged 2017 Russia intel report under threat

Tulsi Gabbard released a whistleblower account alleging top intelligence officials were “threatened by a supervisor to go along with the Obama-directed Russia hoax ‘intelligence’ assessment”, even though they knew it wasn’t credible.

She wrote:
“Thank you to this courageous whistleblower… putting their own well-being on the line to defend our democratic republic, ensure the American people know the truth, and hold those responsible accountable.”

NEW: Whistleblower reveals how they were threatened by a supervisor to go along with the Obama-directed Russia hoax “intelligence” assessment, even though they knew it was not credible or accurate. The Whistleblower refused.

Yesterday we released the Whistleblower’s firsthand… pic.twitter.com/Oc6mwgSmMq

— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 31, 2025

Separately, investigative journalist John Solomon pointed to new material in the Durham report’s annex, calling it the “smoking gun” showing that Soros-linked operatives and Obama officials knew about the Clinton plan before the FBI even launched its probe.

Solomon said:
“If it is authenticated by further investigation it means liberal mega donor George Soros’ team knew the whole Clinton plan for Russiagate hoax four days before FBI opened up probe. And so did Obama, Brennan, and Comey.”

This is the smoking gun evidence inside Durham annex. If it is authenticated by further investigation it means liberal mega donor George Soros’ team knew the whole Clinton plan for Russiagate hoax four days before FBI opened up probe. And so did Obama, Brennan, and Comey. pic.twitter.com/eN7gJ9h8Ri

— John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) July 31, 2025

The newly declassified testimony released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence accuses U.S. intelligence leaders of shaping the January 2017 Russia report to fit a pre-determined White House narrative.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2025/4093-pr-19-25

The whistleblower, a former Deputy National Intelligence Officer, described “active pressure” to sign off on judgments they disagreed with. Their refusal, Gabbard says, sparked years of retaliation and coverup inside the intelligence community.

This is the first on-record account accusing the Obama administration of orchestrating intelligence manipulation to politically undermine Trump before inauguration.