Newly declassified materials tied to the government’s infamous Crossfire Hurricane investigation are blowing a massive hole in the official narrative surrounding the so-called Trump–Russia collusion story — and they raise explosive new questions about coordination at the highest levels of Democratic power.

According to a newly released intelligence memo, senior officials in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, under Director Tulsi Gabbard, concluded as early as 2016 that Russia did not play a decisive role in the outcome of the presidential election that sent Donald Trump to the White House.

That finding directly contradicts years of public claims made by Democrats, media allies, and Obama-era officials who insisted the election had been “stolen” with Kremlin assistance.

The Memo Obama Didn’t Want Public

The declassified memo, dated late 2016, was reportedly delivered directly to then-President Barack Obama. Its conclusion was unambiguous:

“Russian and criminal actors did not impact recent U.S. election results by conducting malicious cyber activities against election infrastructure.”

The document acknowledged that Russian-linked actors had probed election-related systems in some states — including Illinois — but emphasized that no voting machines were compromised, no ballots were altered, and no results were changed.

In fact, the memo went further, stating that the scale and sophistication of the activity fell well short of anything capable of affecting outcomes:

“The targeting of infrastructure not used in casting ballots makes it highly unlikely it would have resulted in altering any state’s official vote.”

In other words, the core premise behind years of investigations, leaks, and headlines was already known — internally — to be false.

Texts and Emails Point to Political Coordination

The revelations didn’t stop there.

Veteran investigative journalist Paul Sperry of RealClearInvestigations reported on X that sources familiar with the declassified material say text messages and emails show direct coordination between the Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign and senior Obama administration officials.

According to Sperry, the communications indicate Clinton campaign aides were in contact with:

• The Obama White House
• The National Security Council
• The State Department
• Intelligence Community officials

The purpose? Actively seeking to generate or amplify allegations tying Trump to Vladimir Putin in the critical summer months leading up to the election.

“Texts/emails indicate Hillary Clinton campaign aides directly coordinated with the Obama White House, NSC, State Dept, and Intelligence Community officials in efforts to dig up dirt tying Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin in July 2016,” Sperry reported.

If confirmed, the implications are staggering.

From Investigation to Political Operation

What these disclosures suggest is not a good-faith counterintelligence probe, but a political operation masquerading as national security.

By the time Crossfire Hurricane was launched:

• Senior intelligence officials privately doubted the core allegations
• The sitting president had been briefed on those doubts
• Clinton’s campaign was allegedly coordinating messaging and opposition research with government officials

Yet the investigation continued — fueled by leaks, anonymous briefings, and a compliant press — long after its premise had collapsed.

The result was years of damage to:

• The presidency
• U.S.–Russia relations
• Public trust in intelligence agencies
• Confidence in democratic institutions

Media Silence, Then and Now

Perhaps most striking is what didn’t happen.

Despite knowing the intelligence assessment, Obama administration officials:

• Allowed the Russia narrative to dominate headlines
• Permitted classified information to be leaked
• Never publicly corrected the record

Major media outlets, which treated the collusion theory as established fact, now face uncomfortable questions about whether they were misled — or complicit.

To date, there has been no serious explanation from:

• Obama-era intelligence chiefs
• Clinton campaign leadership
• Legacy media organizations

Why This Matters Now

These revelations arrive at a moment when Americans across the political spectrum are increasingly skeptical of government transparency and media credibility.

If senior officials knowingly advanced a narrative they privately understood to be false — for political gain — it represents one of the most serious abuses of power in modern U.S. history.

As Director Gabbard continues to declassify materials related to Crossfire Hurricane, more disclosures are expected. Congressional investigators have already signaled renewed interest in reviewing the communications cited by Sperry.

Whether accountability follows remains an open question.

But one thing is now clear:

The Russia hoax didn’t just happen.

It was constructed, coordinated, and sustained — long after the truth was known.