Bombshell Russiagate Docs Explained, and the Truth About Putin and Hillary, with Matt Taibbi and Ruthless | Ep. 1115

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Jul 24, 2025

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John Ashbrook

Matt Taibbi, a renowned journalist and founder of Racket News, joins political strategists Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook to dissect controversial Russiagate documents. They delve into claims about the Obama administration manipulating intelligence regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election. Taibbi reveals how the narrative surrounding John Brennan’s testimony has shifted and discusses shocking revelations about Putin's knowledge of Hillary's health. The group critiques media complicity in spreading the Russiagate narrative, highlighting the profit-driven motives behind it.

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Obama's Directed Intel Manipulation

Obama directed a political 180 on the intelligence report to exaggerate Russian interference benefiting Trump.
The supposed evidence for Putin's preference for Trump was flimsy and politically motivated manipulation.

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Flimsy Evidence Behind Russia-Trump Claims

The Steele dossier and three other evidence pieces used to claim Putin favored Trump were unsubstantiated and rejected by analysts.
Brennan overruled professionals to include unreliable material solely to support the narrative about Trump.

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Brennan Lied About Steele Dossier

CIA Director Brennan lied under oath denying reliance on the Steele dossier despite its inclusion in key intelligence reports.
His statement showed signs of obvious deception regarding the dossier's role in the investigation.

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Matt Taibbi, founder of Racket News, to discuss Tulsi Gabbard’s new Russiagate bombshell documents, the buried 2020 House Intel report alleging Obama directed a narrative shift around Russian interference, former CIA director John Brennan’s role in shaping the “Trump collusion” storyline,why it appears now Brennan wasn't telling the truth in his 2017 testimony before Congress about the Steele Dossier, new information about why he included faulty information, the shocking info we learned that Putin had about Hillary Clinton’s health, why he may have chosen not to release it during the election, the spin from the left, and more. Then Josh Holmes, Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan, and John Ashbrook, the hosts of the Ruthless Podcast, join to discuss how the documents suggest Putin may have actually favored Hillary Clinton winning in 2016, how the media monetized the Trump-Russia story despite a lack of evidence, how the media and political elites bought the Russiagate hoax because they couldn't believe Trump really won in 2016, the false narratives that the left continues to believe in 2025, her viral X post after Doug Emhoff’s ex-wife Kerstin’s took a shot at her over J. Lo, the truth about Doug's history with her and other women, and more.

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Ruthless: https://ruthlesspodcast.com/

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