The House Intelligence Committee found that the intelligence community had no direct evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to help elect Donald Trump in the 2016 election, but at the \u201cunusual\u201d direction of then-President Barack Obama, the agencies released intelligence that was \u201cpotentially biased\u201d or \u201cimplausible,\u201d suggesting otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified a previously unreleased 2020 report prepared by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The report, dated September 18, 2020, stemmed from an investigation initiated by then-House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., chaired the committee at the time of the report\u2019s release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fox News was the first to report<\/a> on the new bombshell revelations regarding Obama. The report had remained highly classified within the intelligence community and had never been made public until now, the outlet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fox News Digital obtained the \u201cfully-sourced limited-access investigation report that was drafted and stored in a limited-access vault at CIA Headquarters.\u201d The report includes some redactions, the outlet added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The committee\u2019s investigation centered on the development of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, highlighting how then-CIA Director John Brennan advocated for including the now-discredited anti-Trump dossier\u2014despite being aware it was largely based on \u201cinternet rumor,\u201d according to prior reporting by Fox News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the report, the ICA was a \u201chigh-profile product ordered by the President, directed by senior IC agency heads, and created by just five CIA analysts, using one principal drafter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n