CIA Director Ratcliffe Oversees Declassification of Durham Report Annex, Exposing Potential Collusion Narrative

This week, the current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe, has been at the center of major developments related to the ongoing investigations into the origins of the Trump Russia collusion narrative. Fox News Digital reports that Director Ratcliffe is overseeing the urgent declassification of a classified annex to the John Durham report, a move expected to illuminate the evidence behind the controversial intelligence assessments that shaped public discourse during the 2016 and 2020 election cycles. The annex reportedly contains intelligence data reviewed by Special Counsel Durham, with findings that may directly challenge former intelligence chiefs and how the Steele dossier influenced official decisions.

According to statements from Ratcliffe, recent testimonies by John Brennan, Hillary Clinton, and James Comey could soon result in further legal scrutiny, with Ratcliffe expressing confidence that the statute of limitations will not prevent possible prosecutions. He explained on a broadcast that much of the key testimony occurred within the last five years and remains highly relevant to pending investigative actions. The declassification, which also involves FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and Attorney General Pam Bondi, is expected to clarify whether high-level coordination within the government aimed to promote the Trump Russia narrative for political purposes.

This disclosure comes on the heels of a revealing new CIA report, initiated by Ratcliffe, which sharply criticizes former CIA Director John Brennan for overruling senior analysis staff and including the debunked Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment of January 2017. Released in early July, the report argues that the inclusion of the dossier ran counter to core tradecraft standards and undermined the assessment’s credibility. According to investigative journalist Matt Taibbi, two top Russia specialists at the agency and the CIA’s Deputy Director for Analysis directly objected to such inclusion, warning of political fallout. Despite those objections, Brennan insisted on referencing the dossier, a decision which has now drawn heavy oversight and is fueling calls for accountability.

Meanwhile, the team led by Director Ratcliffe and the Department of Justice has formed a dedicated task force to review the newly surfaced documents and determine if any crimes were committed during the preparation and dissemination of the original Russia collusion investigation material. Multiple media outlets have noted that these disclosures are further emboldening whistleblowers, who are now stepping forward with additional information.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This week. The current Director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
John Ratcliffe, has been at the center of major developments
related to the ongoing investigations into the origins of the
Trump Russia collusion narrative. Fox News Digital reports that Director
Ratcliffe is overseeing the urgent be classification of a classified
AMEX to the John Durham Report, a move expected to

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illuminate the evidence behind the controversial intelligence assessments that shaped
public discourse during the twenty sixteen and twenty twenty election cycles.
The annex reportedly contains intelligence data reviewed by Special Council Durham,
with findings that may directly challenge former intelligence chiefs and
how the Steele dossier influenced official decisions. According to statements

(00:45):
from Ratcliffe, recent testimonies by John Brennan, Hillary Clinton, and
James Comy could soon result in further legal scrupiny, with
Ratcliffe expressing confidence that the Statute of Limitations will not
prevent possible prosecutions. He explained on a broadcast that much
of the key testimony occurred within the last five years
and remains highly relevant to pending investigative actions. The declassification,

(01:10):
which also involves FBI Director Cash Patel, Director of National
Intelligence Tilsea Gabbard and Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected
to clarify whether high level coordination within the government aimed
to promote the Trump Russian narrative for political purposes. This
disclosure comes on the heels of a revealing new CIA
report initiated by Ratcliffe, which sharply criticizes former CIA Director

(01:35):
John Brennan for over ruling senior analysis staff and including
the debunked Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment of
January twenty seventeen. Released in early July. The report argues
that the inclusion of the dossier ran counter to core
trade craft standards and undermined the assessment's credibility. According to

(01:57):
investigative journalist Matt Taibi, two top Russia specialists at the
agency and the CIA's Deputy director for Analysis directly objected
to such inclusion, warning of political fallout. Despite those objections,
Brennan insisted on referencing the dossier, a decision which has
now drawn heavy oversight and is fueling calls for accountability. Meanwhile,

(02:21):
the team, led by Director Ratcliffe and the Department of
Justice has formed a dedicated task force to review the
newly surfaced documents and determine if any crimes were committed
during the preparation and dissemination of the original Russia RIC
collusion investigation material. Multiple media outlets have noted that these
disclose This has been a quiet please production. For more

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