{"id":2469801,"date":"2025-08-01T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-inside-the-oval-office-meeting-that-birthed-russiagate\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T17:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:32:49","slug":"a-look-inside-the-oval-office-meeting-that-birthed-russiagate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-look-inside-the-oval-office-meeting-that-birthed-russiagate\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Inside the Oval Office Meeting That Birthed Russiagate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fa-look-inside-the-oval-office-meeting-that-birthed-russiagate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469801&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses revelations about the Russiagate investigation, focusing on a January 5, 2017, Oval Office meeting involving President Barack Obama and senior officials. It highlights how the intelligence community initially found no evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election, yet the meeting was convened to consider the Steele Dossier-a document widely regarded as containing false and misleading facts-as a basis for launching further investigations into President Donald Trump. the article criticizes Obama for allegedly using the dossier knowingly to justify intelligence assessments and investigations aimed at undermining Trump, while leaving others like FBI Director James Comey and intelligence officials to face scrutiny. The author condemns these actions as a serious abuse of power and calls for accountability for those involved, including potential legal consequences.the piece portrays the Russiagate operation as a politically motivated scheme that corrupted national intelligence processes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>At the beginning of the Russiagate scheme, nobody could foresee the incredibly malicious nature of the intelligence community&rsquo;s intentions in proclaiming President Donald Trump&rsquo;s election victory a fixed win propagated by Russian forces.<\/p>\n<p>As the committee hearings unfolded, we heard then-Director of National Intelligence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/brennan-clapper-finally-getting-taste-medicine-durham-barr-investigation-singles-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Clapper<\/a>, special FBI agent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-doj-gives-peter-strzok-lisa-page-2-million-texts-exposing-anti-trump-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peter Strzok<\/a>, and of course, the oracular self-appointed defender of democracy, FBI Director James Comey, ardently defend themselves in what were objectively nauseating steps to take down a sitting president.<\/p>\n<p>What we hadn&rsquo;t heard was that Obama himself had been involved in this operation.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, another chapter of the Russiagate hoax has been uncovered.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Office of the National Intelligence Director, a meeting took place on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deep-dive-6-jarring-revelations-gabbards-obama-intel-dump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jan. 5, 2017<\/a>, in the Oval Office with senior administration officials. We know it took place because then-National Security Adviser Susan Rice documented the whole thing in an . (As an aside, these people can&rsquo;t even cover their tracks while trying to compromise our national integrity. It&rsquo;s humiliating at the very least.)<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>So, the meeting was called after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cnn-cuts-tulsi-gabbard-off-as-she-lays-out-the-inconvenient-facts-of-the-russia-hoax\/\" title=\"Watch: CNN Cuts Tulsi Gabbard Off as She Lays Out the Inconvenient Facts of the Russia Hoax\">multiple intelligence community assessments<\/a> had repeatedly declared no evidence or information had been acquired by the intelligence community that pointed to Russia being involved in any election interference in the 2016 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>These assessments are simply used to test the waters for the credibility of certain claims before pursuing formal investigations. But this 2017 Oval Office meeting wasn&rsquo;t simply to request another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-sanctions-russia-over-navalny-arrest-and-alleged-poisoning\/\" title=\"U.S. Sanctions Russia Over Navalny Arrest And Alleged Poisoning\">intelligence community assessment<\/a>; they had something else they could get information from.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-analyst-vetted-steele-dossier-dismissed-evidence-hunter-biden-russian-disinformation-gets-brutal-news-bureau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steele Dossier<\/a>, which to any regular citizen is a pack of lies tightly wrapped in a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >horribly twisted political narrative<\/a>, was pure gold to the intelligence community.<\/p>\n<p>One attendant of this meeting &mdash; in fact, the host of this meeting &mdash; found this dossier to be so utterly captivating that he requested another intelligence community assessment.<\/p>\n<p>That host was President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Obama knew that the Steele Dossier could be used as a tool to launch an intelligence community assessment, keep it on the back burner if Trump got out of line, and launch a formal investigation when they needed to.<\/p>\n<p>He also knew the dossier was unreliable and was overflowing with false information and straight-up lies, but that was all insignificant to him. He wanted to nail Trump, and he got him.<\/p>\n<p>Another attendant of this dossier party was James Comey, and we all know how his story ended. He did launch the fake investigation and is now rightfully remembered as, to quote Judge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-picks-judge-jeanine-pirro-fill-dc-prosecutor-post-first-choice-blocked-gop-senator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeanine Pirro<\/a>, &ldquo;a liar, leaker, and leftist liberal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But who skated by? Obama.<\/p>\n<p>He scurried away and left Comey, Clapper, Strzok, and all the others to rot in front of those committee members. But now that we know the full story, he can&rsquo;t get out of it.<\/p>\n<p>The liberal milieu is already rushing to his defense, claiming he can pull the immunity card, but my question to them is: Are you schizo?<\/p>\n<p>He didn&rsquo;t issue a presidential proclamation or an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/npr-declares-war-trumps-funding-executive-order-major-court-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a> directing agencies to investigate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">duly elected president<\/a> for election fraud, so that meeting isn&rsquo;t covered by immunity, and if you honestly think it is, you should probably get on some meds.<\/p>\n<p>Directing administration officials in an unofficial capacity to assess claims made in a discredited dossier to implicate the duly elected president of the United States in an electoral scam to pursue his removal by your own political affectation is treasonous conduct at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>For all the other conspirators in this dastardly operation, they should face charges of abuse of power, obstruction of justice for all those lies to the committees, falsification of evidence for the use of the dossier, and a pageant of ethical violations.<\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, with newfound attention on this blatant affront on our national intelligence and common Washingtonian swamp procedure, we can hold these liars, leakers, and liberals accountable for their immeasurable list of possible crimes.<\/p>\n<p>No more lies, no more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-says-duped-complicit-reporters-return-russiagate-reporting-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Russiagate<\/a>, no more corruption. It&rsquo;s time to face the music, and that wicked cabal of criminals shall reap what they sowed in that Oval Office on Jan. 5, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><i><b>The views expressed in this opinion article are those of their author and are not necessarily either d or endorsed by the owners of this website. 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During the committee hearings, figures like then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI agent Peter Strzok, and FBI Director James Comey vigorously defended their actions-actions that many found deeply disturbing attempts to undermine a sitting president. What remained unknown was former President Obama&#8217;s involvement in this operation. Thanks to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, new details have emerged revealing that on January 5, 2017, a meeting took place in the Oval Office with senior officials-an event documented by then-National Security Adviser Susan Rice. This meeting occurred despite multiple intelligence assessments finding no evidence linking Russia to election interference in 2016. Rather than simply seeking another assessment, they relied heavily on the Steele Dossier-a document widely regarded as false and politically motivated-as justification for further investigation. President Obama himself hosted this meeting and saw the dossier as a tool to initiate an intelligence review that could be used against Trump if necessary. Although Obama knew it was unreliable and filled with lies, he pursued it anyway to target Trump. James Comey also attended and later launched what has been called a baseless investigation; while Comey faced criticism for his role, Obama avoided accountability by distancing himself from those proceedings. However, since there was no official order authorizing such investigations against an elected president at that time, claims of immunity do not apply to Obama&#8217;s actions during this unofficial meeting. Directing officials informally to investigate based on discredited information amounts to serious misconduct-potentially treasonous-and others involved should face charges including abuse of power and obstruction of justice for misleading committees and using falsified evidence like the dossier. With renewed scrutiny on these events from January 5th onward, it is crucial that those responsible are held accountable for their extensive wrongdoing: no more deception or corruption related to Russiagate; it is time for justice regarding what transpired behind closed doors in that Oval Office gathering.<\/p>\n<p>(Note: The views expressed here are those of the original author.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2469802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Obama-and-Comey-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3976,35056,33117,16740,35343],"class_list":["post-2469801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-investigation","tag-oval-office","tag-political-scandal","tag-russiagate","tag-u-s-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Obama-and-Comey-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469801"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469805,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469801\/revisions\/2469805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}