Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Responds to Declassified Report Confirming Russia Collusion Hoax Was Fabricated by Obama-Era Officials

Oswego, New York—Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY‑24) issued the following statement in response to the newly declassified House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) Majority Staff Report, which details how senior Obama-era intelligence officials manufactured the false narrative that President Donald Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election.

The report confirms that the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA), spearheaded by CIA Director John Brennan and FBI Director James Comey, ignored credible intelligence and relied on discredited sources like the Steele Dossier to falsely claim that Vladimir Putin supported President Trump in the 2016 election. It also reveals that this assessment was rushed, politicized, and designed to legitimize a coordinated smear campaign against a sitting President.

“This report confirms what we’ve known for years: the Russia collusion hoax was a deliberate political operation, not a national security concern,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and their allies in the intelligence community weaponized our government to attack President Trump, silence the voices of American voters, and cover their own tracks. Their actions shattered public trust and diverted national security resources from real threats. This was an unprecedented abuse of power that demands full accountability. The American people deserve to know how deep this went, and every corrupt actor involved must be held to account.”

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