John Bolton Buried Memo That Could’ve Cleared Trump Sooner: Paul Sperry [WATCH]

Newly declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday have sparked fresh scrutiny of former National Security Advisor John Bolton and other key officials tied to the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.

According to the second batch of documents released by Gabbard, former President Barack Obama directly authorized the release of information linking then-candidate Donald Trump to Russian interference efforts, despite what the documents allege was a lack of supporting evidence.

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One of the documents, marked on page three of the release, reportedly shows that President Obama approved the public disclosure of intelligence related to alleged Russian collusion, even while acknowledging internally that there was no verified evidence to support the claims.

The document release builds on earlier material suggesting that Obama administration officials were involved in the coordination and dissemination of the narrative that Trump’s campaign was compromised by Russian interests.

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The documents also allege that Russian President Vladimir Putin had compromising material on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The material included references to health issues and other vulnerabilities, though the documents did not provide further detail.

The implications have renewed interest in the scope of what was known during the 2016 campaign and how that intelligence was managed.

Among the officials now facing renewed scrutiny is former CIA Director John Brennan.

Brennan has previously testified that the controversial Steele dossier did not play a role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, which concluded that Russia favored Trump in the 2016 election.

However, Gabbard’s document release has raised further questions about the dossier’s influence on intelligence findings.

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has also retained legal counsel, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Clapper has previously denied any wrongdoing related to the Russia investigation.

In a related development, Real Clear Investigations reporter Paul Sperry reported Tuesday that former National Security Advisor John Bolton had obtained a classified memo in 2018 summarizing intelligence alleging that Brennan played a central role in developing the claims of collusion between Trump and Putin.

According to Sperry, Bolton did not brief President Trump on the contents of the memo and instead secured it in a National Security Council safe.

“Sources tell me in 2018 former Trump Nat’l Security Adviser John Bolton received a classified memo summarizing the explosive report exposing how Brennan cooked up Putin-Trump intel, but Bolton stuck it in an NSC safe and never briefed Trump, believing the Brennan intel,” Sperry wrote on X.

BREAKING: Sources tell me in 2018 former Trump Nat’l Security Adviser John Bolton received a classified memo summarizing the explosive report exposing how Brennan cooked up Putin-Trump intel, but Bolton stuck it in an NSC safe and never briefed Trump, believing the Brennan intel.

— Paul Sperry (@paulsperry_) July 27, 2025

The report has raised concerns about whether senior officials within the Trump administration were withholding relevant information from the President at a time when he was under investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

The broader investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia narrative remains active, with both the Department of Justice and congressional oversight bodies continuing to review declassified materials.

Gabbard’s ongoing releases have provided additional documents for investigators to examine.