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The revelation highlights political strategies involving allegations of foreign interference in electoral processes. It underscores how campaigns may employ tactics to associate opponents with external collusion, raising questions about ethical boundaries in political warfare and the manipulation of public perception through strategic information dissemination.
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Declassified Documents Reveal Hillary Clinton Approved 2016 Plan to Link Trump to Russia
On July 28, 2025, declassified documents revealed that in 2016, Hillary Clinton approved a plan developed by her campaign aide to link Donald Trump to Russian collusion. The files indicate the strategy aimed to "smear" Trump during the 2016 U.S. presidential election by tying him to Russia. These documents were released as part of the ongoing probe into the 2016 elections, also known as the "Russiagate" investigation, which is examining the origins and conduct of U.S. intelligence agencies during that period.
The materials show that senior Clinton campaign staff were involved in discussions regarding this plan. Intelligence community officials reported that Clinton was briefed on the strategy and gave her approval. The disclosures come from a batch of files recently declassified and made public by senators including Chuck Grassley, who has warned that these documents may be evidence of a "deep state cover-up."
In related developments, CIA Director William Burns suggested that Hillary Clinton could face criminal prosecution depending on the findings of the ongoing investigation supervised by Special Counsel John Durham, although no official charges have been announced. The released information has prompted renewed scrutiny of intelligence practices and the role of political actors in the lead-up to the 2016 election. No further details on legal outcomes or new actions were provided in the documents released as of July 28, 2025.