| − | [[Mike Morell]] publishes an op-ed in the ''New York Times'', fueling the Clinton-inspired Russian conspiracy narrative: {{quotebox|”In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.”… (~Mike Morell)<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/opinion/campaign-stops/i-ran-the-cia-now-im-endorsing-hillary-clinton.html</ref>}} Morell is deeply connected to the Clinton camp, particularly surrounding his prior efforts to defend then Secretary of State Clinton over thew [[Benghazi massacre]]. According to former CIA Director [[Leon Panetta]] it was Mike Morell (Intel) and [[Ben Rhodes]] (White House) who wrote the infamous Susan Rice talking points, which were all lies.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/29/dni-john-ratcliffe-presents-senate-with-brennan-notes-showcasing-clinton-campaign-intent-to-create-russian-conspiracy-narrative-july-2016/</ref> | + | [[Mike Morell]] publishes an op-ed in the ''New York Times'', fueling the Clinton-inspired Russian conspiracy narrative: {{quotebox|”In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.”… (~Mike Morell)<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/opinion/campaign-stops/i-ran-the-cia-now-im-endorsing-hillary-clinton.html</ref>}} Morell is deeply connected to the Clinton camp, particularly surrounding his prior efforts to defend then Secretary of State Clinton over thew [[Benghazi massacre]]. According to former CIA Director [[Leon Panetta]] it was Mike Morell (Intel) and [[Ben Rhodes]] (White House) who wrote the infamous Susan Rice talking points, which were all lies.<ref>https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/09/29/dni-john-ratcliffe-presents-senate-with-brennan-notes-showcasing-clinton-campaign-intent-to-create-russian-conspiracy-narrative-july-2016/</ref> Some Obama officials become frustrated with [[CIA]] Dir. [[David Petraeus]] as he opposed efforts to edit out mentions of terrorism from the public Benghazi talking points. Petraeus deputy, Mike Morell, was given charge over the edits, and aligned himself with Hillary Clinton’s [[State Department]] against Petraeus's desires.<ref>https://sharylattkisson.com/obama-era-surveillance-timeline/</ref> Petraeus was blackmailed in a sex scandal and removed from his position. |