Former CIA Director Ratcliffe Alleges Clinton, Comey, and Brennan Could Face Criminal Indictments Over Russia Probe

Listeners, the past few days have seen major developments involving Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe. According to The Independent and other outlets, Ratcliffe has publicly suggested that several high-profile officials from the Obama era, including Hillary Clinton, James Comey, and former CIA Director John Brennan, could face criminal indictments related to the origins of the investigation into Russian election interference in 2016. Ratcliffe called the Russia collusion probe a hoax, alleging in interviews that it was originally a campaign scheme devised by Clinton and then amplified by the FBI as part of what he described as a coordinated attempt to undermine then-candidate Donald Trump.

Ratcliffe confirmed in recent Fox News appearances that he has made referrals to the Department of Justice regarding evidence he claims implicates Clinton, Comey, and Brennan in lying under oath about their roles in the Russia investigation. He emphasized that classified intelligence supporting these allegations is being declassified and that the public can expect more information to emerge soon, specifically as part of a classified annex to the John Durham report. Ratcliffe maintains this evidence shows not just a campaign plan by Clinton but an FBI plan to accelerate the so-called Steele Dossier and other claims, with the intent of driving the Russian collusion narrative.

The implications are significant, because the release and review of these documents are coordinated efforts among top intelligence officials including FBI Director Kash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and others. Patel has said criminal investigations are underway against Brennan and Comey, and Gabbard recently forwarded criminal referrals targeting Obama administration officials. Ratcliffe's own lessons-learned review on the CIA’s handling of the 2017 intelligence community assessment has also renewed debate, with critics like Senator Mark Warner warning that declassifying sensitive intelligence could compromise sources and methods, while Ratcliffe argues transparency is necessary to restore public trust.

Amid this, some commentators note that Hillary Clinton and the other officials named by Ratcliffe have not publicly responded to the latest allegations. The push to revisit 'Russiagate' comes at a moment when the Trump administration faces mounting scrutiny on other fronts, with some analysts suggesting that these renewed accusations may serve as a distraction from other controversies.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Listeners. The past few days have seen major developments involving
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe. According to The Independent
and other outlets, Ratcliffe has publicly suggested that several high
profile officials from the Obama era, including Hillary Clinton, James Comy,
and former CIA director John Brennan, could face criminal indictments

(00:22):
related to the origins of the investigation into Russian election interference.
In twenty sixteen, Ratcliffe called the Russia collusion probe a hoax,
alleging in interviews that it was originally a campaign scheme
devised by Clinton and then amplified by the FBI as
part of what he described as a coordinated attempt to
undermine then candidate Donald Trump. Ratcliffe confirmed in recent Fox

(00:45):
News appearances that he has made referrals to the Department
of Justice regarding evidence he claims implicates Clinton, Komy, and
Brennan and lying under oath about their roles in the
Russia investigation. He emphasized that classifiy intelligence supporting these allegations
is being declassified and that the public can expect more

(01:06):
information to emerge soon, specifically as part of a classified
annex to the John Durham Report. Ratcliffe maintains this evidence
shows not just a campaign planned by Clinton, but an
FBI plan to accelerate the so called Steele dossier and
other claims with the intent of driving the Russian collusion narrative.

(01:27):
The implications are significant because the release and review of
these documents are coordinated efforts among top intelligence officials, including
FBI Director Cash Patel, Director of National Intelligence Tulci Gabbard,
and others. Patel has said criminal investigations are underway against
Brennan and Coney, and Gabbard recently forwarded criminal referrals targeting

(01:49):
Obama administration officials. Ratcliffe's own Lessons Learned review on the
CIA's handling of the twenty seventeen Intelligence Community Assessment has
also renewed debate, with critics like Senator Mark Warner warning
that declassifying sensitive intelligence could compromise sources and methods, while
Ratcliffe argues transparency is necessary to restore public trust. Amid this,

(02:12):
some commentators note that Hillary Clinton and the other officials
named by Ratcliffe have not publicly responded to the latest allegations.
The push to revisit Russiagate comes at a moment when
the Trump administration faces mounting scrutiny on other fronts, with
some analysts suggesting that these renewed accusations may serve as
a distraction from other controversies. Thanks for tuning in. Make

(02:35):
sure to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production.
For more check out Quiet Please dot ai