| | The '''Obamagate timeline 2016 election year''' is a record of known facts about [[President Obama]]'s misuse of foreign intelligence gathering for domestic political spying,<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267945/unmasking-powers-abuse-power-matthew-vadum#.WcWGLkg3qWs.facebook</ref> media manipulation, wiretaps, intimidation of journalists and critics, use of government intelligence agencies to influence domestic elections,<ref>https://spectator.org/should-the-fbi-be-abolished/</ref> efforts to thwart the election of President Donald Trump, [[subversion]] of the new administration's personnel and agenda,<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/bryancrabtree/2017/07/10/obamas-political-weapon-against-trump-n2352631</ref> and to delegitimize and undermine his presidency.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2018/02/03/memo_obamagate_confirmed_433265.html Memo: Obamagate Confirmed], George Neumayr, ''The American Spectator'', February 4, 2018</ref> | | The '''Obamagate timeline 2016 election year''' is a record of known facts about [[President Obama]]'s misuse of foreign intelligence gathering for domestic political spying,<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267945/unmasking-powers-abuse-power-matthew-vadum#.WcWGLkg3qWs.facebook</ref> media manipulation, wiretaps, intimidation of journalists and critics, use of government intelligence agencies to influence domestic elections,<ref>https://spectator.org/should-the-fbi-be-abolished/</ref> efforts to thwart the election of President Donald Trump, [[subversion]] of the new administration's personnel and agenda,<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/bryancrabtree/2017/07/10/obamas-political-weapon-against-trump-n2352631</ref> and to delegitimize and undermine his presidency.<ref>[https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2018/02/03/memo_obamagate_confirmed_433265.html Memo: Obamagate Confirmed], George Neumayr, ''The American Spectator'', February 4, 2018</ref> |
| − | During and immediately after the [[2016 Presidential election]] CIA director [[John Brennan]], along with the Department of Justice and the FBI, targeted Donald Trump. This covert [[disinformation]] campaign became widely known in the [[fake news]] [[mainstream media]] as [[Trump-Russia]], alleging [[collusion]] between Trump and associates with Russia. The side that actually colluded with foreign powers was that of Hillary Clinton. | + | During and immediately after the [[2016 Presidential election]] CIA director [[John Brennan]], along with the Department of Justice and the FBI, targeted Donald Trump. This covert [[disinformation]] campaign became widely known in the [[fake news]] [[mainstream media]] as [[Trump-Russia]], alleging [[collusion]] between Trump and associates with Russia. The side that actually colluded with foreign powers was that of Hillary Clinton and the [[Democratic party]].<ref>https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/05/11/hillary-knew-about-trump-opposition-research-in-2016-according-to-podesta-testimony-n389856</ref> |
| | After [[President Donald Trump]] took office in January 2017, [[sedition|seditious]] activity, and an unwillingness to accept the results of a democratic election by Obama holdovers in the US [[Intelligence Community]], came to light. | | After [[President Donald Trump]] took office in January 2017, [[sedition|seditious]] activity, and an unwillingness to accept the results of a democratic election by Obama holdovers in the US [[Intelligence Community]], came to light. |