Armstrong on USA Watchdog


Posted originally on Aug 3, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

Disappointment with Trump Raising Serious Concerns Worldwide


Posted originally on Aug 2, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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QUESTION: This may seem to be a conspiracy theory, but has a double been sent in to pretend he is Trump. The anti-ear old Trump has moved nuclear subs to the border of Russia, and the Telegraph reported that no president has ever played a game of nuclear brinkmanship. Trump looks different and much older since the election. I ask AI if someone could have cloned Trump. This is what it said:

“While theoretically possible, human cloning remains unlikely in the near future due to ethical and scientific barriers. However, advances in genetic engineering (like CRISPR) and biotechnology could change the landscape.”

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ANSWER: I fully understand what your suspicions are. I have no rational explanation for the 180-degree turn on war and embracing Zelensky and blaming Putin for everything. It makes no sense. Some have said this is Trump’s ego taking over, where he thinks he is king of the mountain. I don’t think he has been cloned. It may be possible to clone someone as they have accomplished with animals. But they would not be able to catch up by aging it. I would say the only remote possibility would be a double. Granted, when you compare the photos from pre-2024 and 2025, Trump does look older. His hair is turning all grey/white. But that may be just part of the job – it tends to age you rapidly. Many presidents had dark hair and came out grey.

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I have spoken to political contacts in DC, and I was told they are hearing the same thing from many people. This is the style of Trump and his ego of using his position against an opponent, but this is not negotiating a trade deal. This is World War III. The danger here is that this is the path to nuclear war rather than conventional warfare. If Trump were to commit troops to Ukraine, then something is seriously wrong, and I would have to question whether he is a double. This is not the Trump I knew in March 2020.

I have publicly stated that Trump is wrong. These types of discussions MUST be by phone, not in public. Once you take to the open press, you will NEVER be able to negotiate, for now your opponent cannot yield or look weak. This is the most fundamental law of diplomacy. I have dealt in geopolitics for decades. When Merkel publicly stated that she intentionally lied and never intended to implement the Minsk Agreement, I was stunned. Europe lost all credibility in any possible negotiation. You only make such a statement if you have ZERO intentions of a peaceful resolution and all you want is war.

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Here, Put’s response to Trump calling him crazy publicly showed that Putin understands diplomacy better than Trump. He rebutted, but without naming Trump specifically:

As for any disappointment felt by anyone, all disappointment stems from excessive expectations. That’s a well-known general rule.”  Putin noted that ending Russia’s aggression against Ukraine requires “serious discussions – not in public, but calmly, in the quiet of the negotiation process”.

Putin’s response was that of a dignified leader. Trump’s personal comment calling Putin “crazy” was a blow to diplomacy. This makes me wonder if Trump is being manipulated to sabotage any negotiation, leaving war as the ONLY alternative.

Putin said on Friday in response to Trump’s ultimatums that Moscow has begun production of its newest hypersonic missiles and reaffirmed plans to deploy them to Belarus later this year, posing a threat to neighbouring Ukraine and Europe. He publicly stated that the military already has selected deployment sites in Belarus for the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile.

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As the Telegraph has pointed out: “Not even during the Cold War did a US president publicly move nuclear submarines towards Russian waters.”

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I can’t even count all the emails coming in asking what the hell is going on with Trump. I will do a private post on what the computer has been showing. I really do not know. The computer has been forecasting that war tensions would begin during the last week of July. The monthly target has been August and September since the beginning of the year.

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The EU, US, UK, and Canada agreed on February 26, 2022, to remove select Russian banks from the SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication) messaging system as a sanction in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The disconnection of seven Russian banks—Bank Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB), and VTB Bank—took effect on March 12, 2022, as mandated by EU Council Regulation (EU) 2022/345. Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, was later removed from SWIFT as part of the EU’s sixth package of sanctions on June 14, 2022. Gazprombank was spared due to its role in energy payments, reflecting Europe’s reliance on Russian gas.

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Nonetheless, this served to intensify the incentive to expand BRICS for geopolitical gamemanship. BRICS was formed in 2006 as BRIC, with Brazil, Russia, India, and China holding their first summit on June 16, 2009, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. South Africa joined in 2010, making it BRICS, with the first expanded summit on April 14, 2011. South Africa saw BRICS as a platform to enhance trade and investment ties with major emerging economies. Joining BRICS elevated South Africa’s global diplomatic stature, giving it a seat at the table with significant powers. Membership provided access to BRICS initiatives like the New Development Bank (NDB), established in 2014, which funds infrastructure and sustainable development projects. China, a key BRICS member, actively supported South Africa’s inclusion to expand the group’s geographic and political reach, particularly into Africa. The US foreign policy has been usurped by the Neocons, like Bliken, and as a result, they have interfered in the world economy for geopolitical power reasons – not economic. This is why after 2032 the financial capital of the world will move to China because the Neocons are only interested in power at the expense of the American people, rule of law, and economy.

When we look at the first turning point on the ECM Wave of the Ukraine Russia War, we come to the typical myopic view of Neocons and how they only look at their objective in front of their nose and nothing else. It was right on schedule when U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued his warnings to China about its support for Russia’s military efforts in Ukraine during his visit to Beijing on April 24–26, 2024. He specifically stated publicly on April 26, 2024, in an interview with NPR, that the U.S. had already taken action against over 100 Chinese entities with sanctions and export controls and was prepared to take further measures if China did not curb its supply of dual-use items to Russia. This included machine tools, microelectronics, and optics, which were aiding Russia’s defense industry. Blinken emphasized that China’s actions were “helping fuel the biggest threat” to European security since the Cold War. That is really NATO, but he warned, “If China does not address this problem, we will.” Similar concerns were raised during his meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and President Xi Jinping, where he stressed that China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base threatened both Ukraine and broader European security.

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Donald Trump initiated direct peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin concerning the Russia-Ukraine conflict shortly after his second-term inauguration on January 20, 2025. Specifically, on February 12, 2025, Trump held a phone call with Putin, which he described as “highly productive” on Truth Social. This marked the beginning of direct engagement between Trump and Putin on this issue, with further talks facilitated through intermediaries and meetings, such as those in Istanbul in May 2025.

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That turning point of May 15th was the precise day of the peace talks in Istanbul. The talks failed that very day. Ukraine wanted a 30-day unconditional cease-fire, which it would have used to replenish its troops, and Russia insisted it had to pull its troops out of the. Ukraine refused, Russia’s chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, reportedly threatened to seize even more:

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Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin “crazy” on May 25, 2025, in response to Russia’s massive drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian cities, which were described as the largest aerial assault of the Russia-Ukraine war. Trump made these remarks in a Truth Social post, stating, “He has gone absolutely CRAZY!” and earlier that day told reporters,“I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” expressing frustration over Putin’s escalation despite ongoing peace negotiations.

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Putin keeps taking the high road and has not lowered himself to name-calling. Trump’s guy Steven Witkoff spoke positively of Vladimir Putin. He called Putin a “great guy” and “super smart“. Witkoff said, “I liked him, I think he was honest,” and “I don’t regard Putin as a bad guy” (see https://www.newsweek.com/steve-witkoff-ukraine-ceasefire-russia-mistake-regions-annexed-vladimir-putin-2049224). All my sources, including people who have met with Putin face to face, all say the same thing. He is one of the smartest men they have ever met. Even Bill Clinton said the same thing.

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The media has lied to start EVERY SINGLE WAR because that is what they are there for. Even Tulsi Gabbard found that the CIA project Mockingbird is still active, where the recruited journalists spread their lies. Here is the release of papers to dispel the lies that Putin was an Oligarch. I was in the middle of the plot to seize Russia in 2000, which brought Putin to Power, after I was told that they were blackmailing Yeltsin, demanding he appoint their stooge Boris Berezovsky as the new head of Russia. I know what the scam was, and everything the press says has been an outright lie.

CLINTON Putin Was NOT ‘Chosen’ by the Oligarchs

We will address the computer as it forecasts an array of markets that are all anticipating war from now on. Unintended consequences and misjudgments have often triggered wars. A prime example is World War I. The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 was meant to advance Serbian nationalist goals, but it spiraled into a global conflict due to a web of alliances and miscalculations. That still exists with NATO today, which pounds its chest claiming it can defeat Russia conventionally because if every NATO member sent in their troops, Russia could be wrecked. That assumes no nukes.

Another case is the Iraq War in 2003. The U.S. invasion, based on faulty intelligence about weapons of mass destruction, aimed to neutralize a perceived threat but led to unintended consequences like regional instability, the rise of insurgent groups, and prolonged conflict. Misjudgments about Iraq’s internal dynamics and the feasibility of nation-building fueled chaos that lasted years.

HAS TRUMP LOST HIS MIND?

The only possible upside of this insane rhetoric is that perhaps the Europeans will get off their ass and demand political change among their leaders, or there may be no TV to watch next year. Has Trump realized that Europe will NEVER accept peace with Russia, so he is pretending to join them for World War III? This is the best possible outcome. Otherwise, I would avoid the major cities and all the military targets. In a nuclear war, you first target your opponent’s military assets. Second, you target the economic assets. Third, you seek to wipe out the major population centers.

John Solomon Says, “We’re Working to Release More Information”


Posted originally on CTH on August 3, 2025 | Sundance

First things first. It might not be the popular thing to accept, but it is increasingly clear there is no way to get to any form of accountability or legal exposure for Russiagate or the manufacturing of the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, anywhere near former President Barack Obama. The concentric circles of plausible deniability are just too extensive.

Essentially, despite the evidence of the FBI participating in a manufactured investigation predicted on false pretenses, all now supported with hindsight evidence, the fact that key IC officials, namely CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, presented the illusion of credible concern, inoculates President Obama from scrutiny.

As the Supreme Court noted, the President is protected from liability for “official acts” of his office. Yes, we all know these officials knew it was a ruse; however, in 2016 the CIA and FBI were presenting the information to Obama and saying the investigative value was potentially plausible. As such, Obama would have been within his official duty to tell the IC officials to chase down the information (continue investigating it).

Then, the January 5th, 2017, meeting documented by the infamous “by the book” Susan Rice memo, further inoculates President Obama for telling the IC officials to follow careful procedures as they continued investigating whether or not the Trump-Russia collusion was a factual concern. All of these elements lead to various tentacles of plausible deniability. No court is going to find criminal action within the decision-making, regardless of how ridiculous it may look in granular hindsight.

Are all the characters guilty of perpetrating a fraud for the expressed intent of a political narrative, yes. Are they criminally liable for it, extremely unlikely.

The only criminal liability that appears visible is in the Mueller probe that came along in May 2017 to coverup the prior conduct.

The Mueller/Weissmann special counsel perpetrated fraud in legal filings, lied to the FISA court, and manipulated evidence.

As a result, we must ask ourselves what is the value in this ongoing reveal of information?

Because they were willing participants in the overall operation, the MSM media will never admit their role or culpability in the ruse. That leaves an echo-chamber of alternate media combing through the granular releases and discovering the trail of evidence represented within the declassification.

Put all that alternative media together and you impact 25 to 40% of the public. The rest don’t really care, and/or dislike President Trump too much to really care that he was targeted by the Intelligence Community. This is not ‘doomerism’, this is reality when you pull back from the ‘tick-tock’ grifting clickbait.

Worse still, it is clear the ‘tick-tock’ controlled release of information is in full swing again. When you hear John Solomon saying, “we are working to release more information,” it’s worth asking yourself who exactly is this “we” that Solomon is speaking of.

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I’ve come to the conclusion the “we” consists of those within the clickbait industry who seek to make a living from the endless discussion.  Solomon is not a reporter, he’s a participant.

Here’s another example, courtesy of Sean Hannity and Senator Lindsey Graham.

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“They Have Slowed Played President Trump.” Sen. Tuberville On The Need For The Senate To Work On Confirmations


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: August 1, 2025

Open Society VP Email Reveals Key Role In Russia Hoax, Admission To Frame Trump As Foreign Agent


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: July 31, 2025

“They’re Going To Put A Gun To Trump’s Head.” Steve Bannon And Caroline Wren On Senate Failing On Single Subject Appropriations Bills


Posted originally on Rumble By Bannon’s War Room on: July 31, 2025

Soros Assisted Hillary and Obama in Russian Collusion Hoax


Posted originally on Aug 1, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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Newly declassified documents reveal that George Soros assisted Hillary Clinton in creating the Russian collusion hoax in an attempt to discredit Donald Trump and deceive the American public ahead of a presidential election. Special counsel John Durham’s 2023 report has been largely declassified and now reveals the link between Soros’s Open Society Foundations and the Clintons.

Leonard Benardo, the senior vice president at George Soros’s Open Society Foundations, and Clinton foreign policy adviser Julianne Smith openly discussed their plan to discredit Donald Trump by linking him to Russia’s Vladimir Putin and demonize both men.

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“During the first stage of the campaign, due to lack of direct evidence, it was decided to disseminate the necessary information through the FBI-affiliated…technical structures… in particular, the Crowdstrike and ThreatConnect companies, from where the information would then be disseminated through leading U.S. publications,” the classified annex said. “The media analysis on the DNC hacking appears solid…. Julie [Campaign Advisor] says it will be a long-term affair to demonize Putin and Trump. Now it is good for a post-convention bounce. Later the FBI will put more oil into the fire,” Soros’s employee stated.

The report added, “HRC [Hillary Rodham Clinton] approved [Campaign adviser Julie’s] idea about Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections. That should distract people from her own missing emails.”

The plan? “The point is making the Russian play a U.S. domestic issue… In absence of direct evidence, Crowdstrike and ThreatConnect will supply the media, and GRU [Russia’s Main Intelligence Directive] will hopefully carry on to give more facts,” the emails from Benardo stated.

Durham noted that Clinton and her campaign began to leak lies to the media around July 2016. Clinton had hoped that the scrutiny would cause the FBI and other intelligence agencies to investigate allegations, further defaming Trump’s character to the American public. Durham wrote that “it is a logical deduction [REDACTED] [Julianne] Smith was, at minimum, playing a role in the Clinton campaign’s efforts to tie Trump to Russia” and stated it is undeniable that there was a clear plan to sway public perception ahead of the election.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, declassified the Durham report and accused the Obama Administration of fairly investigate the situation when there were intelligence reports “showing the Clinton campaign may have been ginning up the fake Trump-Russia narrative for Clinton’s political gain, which was ultimately done through the Steele Dossier and other means.” The reports of Clinton’s wrongdoings were hidden for years. “History will show that the Obama and Biden administration’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies were weaponized against President Trump,” Grassley stated. “This political weaponization has caused critical damage to our institutions and is one of the biggest political scandals and cover-ups in American history. The new Trump administration has a tremendous responsibility to the American people to fix the damage done and do so with maximum speed and transparency.”

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FBI Director James Comey, under the guidance of former President Obama, hid the Clinton e-mail scandal from the public. On July 5, 2016, Comey announced that the Clinton email scandal investigation had concluded and Hillary was innocent. His only critique was that Clinton was “extremely careless,” although his initial speech draft used the term “gross negligence.” In the same speech, Comey declared that his agency was keenly focused on investigating GOP nominee Donald Trump for colluding with Russia to sway the election. The FBI also obtained intelligence reports in 2016 showing communications between Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), the chairwoman of the Democratic National Convention, and “two different individuals who worked for the Soros Open Society Foundations.”

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Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch met former President Bill Clinton on the Phoenix tarmac in a clearly suspicious meeting a few weeks before Comey’s announcement.

“Under Comey’s leadership, the FBI failed to perform fundamental investigative work and left key pieces of evidence on the cutting room floor. The Comey FBI’s negligent approach and perhaps intentional lack of effort in the Clinton investigation is a stark contrast to its full-throated investigation of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax, which was based on the uncorroborated and now discredited Steele dossier. Comey’s decision-making process smacks of political infection,” Grassley stated.

DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz launched an investigation that determined foul play. “The initial [REDACTED] report suggested that then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and then-FBI Director James Comey were interfering in the Midyear investigation to help the Democratic and Republican candidates, respectively.”

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“By way of forming a consensus relative to the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, leading the Democratic Party (DP), sanctioned use of all administrative levers to remove possibly negative effects of the FBI investigation of the business of the Clinton Foundation and the email correspondence of the State Department. Based upon information from Wassermann Schultz [sic], the FBI does not anticipate any kind of direct evidence against Clinton, as there was timely deletions from the email servers,” the report said. “The political director of the Hillary Clinton staff, Amanda Renteria [PH], regularly receives information from Loretta Lynch of the Department of Justice, on the plans and intentions of the FBI. Active work is being done on clarification mostly with potential witnesses: the primary witnesses are a number of computer specialists in the Clinton private circle. They represent the only tools which may be used in this matter. Therefore, the threat is minimal…”

This is groundbreaking corruption and a direct attack on American democracy by Obama, the Clintons, Comey, Soros, and everyone who aided them or turned a blind eye to the corruption that they knew had occurred. This is far larger than simply defamation—the Democrats backed by foreign influence (Soros) attempted to manipulate the outcome of the 2016 US Presidential Election. Their plot failed and the people prevailed. If this blatant disregard for democracy is overlooked there is a grand chance it could reoccur. The people on both sides of the aisle should be absolutely outraged that politicians and intelligence agency believe they have the right to decide on our leadership.

Neocons Are Still in Charge in DC


Posted originally on Jul 31, 2025 by Martin Armstrong 

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QUESTION: Mr. Armstrong, is the US in the hands of the Neocons all over again? Trump’s threats against countries buying Russian oil seem to violate international law, and Congress’s imposition of 500% tariffs for noncompliance with Trump’s demand appears to be fulfilling your computer forecast. Would you comment on this 500% tariffs bill?

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ANSWER: The two Neocons Senators who belong in prison for hate crimes in any other country, Lindsey Graham (R‑SC) and Richard Blumenthal (D‑CT), who introduced this bill for a sweeping 500% tariff on countries buying Russian oil/gas. This bill has not yet passed. Unfortunately, this is a measure gaining significant support. This is the Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025, which would authorize such steep tariffs on countries that continue buying Russian energy products. It has 84 co-sponsors, and it indeed proposes a 500% tariff on goods imported from countries purchasing Russian oil, gas, uranium, or petrochemicals—even if those goods are otherwise unrelated. President Trump has publicly endorsed the bill, while retaining a waiver provision—meaning he could choose whether to apply or exempt countries if the bill is passed.

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This is yet another nail in the coffin of destroying Western Civilization. As I explained, sanctions are always the tool of the Neocons that makes them feel powerful and all warm and fuzzy inside. As I mentioned, they imposed sanctions on Cuba in 1960, as Castro was a horrible communist leader. Well, he dies, and the sanctions are still there to this day. I am sure Trump’s 180-degree turn is transforming him into an economic dictator threatening the world economically, which is putting a big grin on Liz Cheney’s face.

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Trump is now following the Neocon Rule Book. Threaten your opponent, call him hateful names, and do not talk to ensure there will be no possibility of peace. I am shocked at Trump’s 180 turn. He may think he can intimidate Putin, but he is DEAD WRONG! Worst yet, imposing sanctions on Russia is one thing. Now, threatening actions against anyone who buys energy or used shoes from Russia can be sanctioned up to the proposed 500%.

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The sanctions of removing Russia from the SWIFT system were a red flag to the world. The US is becoming a dictator to the world. If you do not comply with the demands of the US, they will remove you from the SWIFT system, and you will be isolated from the world economy. They led to BRICS, especially after the Biden Administration threatened China that it would be removed if it helped Russia. Thus, BRICS was born from that geopolitical threat, and they destroyed the world economy. The dollar can no longer be used as a weapon.

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Trump wants to destroy BRICS and protect the dollar’s role in the world economy, which is a joke. You cannot threaten countries that they must comply with US demands and expect them to follow you over the edge. BRICS was created in response to these strong-arm tactics of the Neocons. They are in charge of US foreign policy, and Liz Cheney is popping the champagne – they have Trump following their rule book.

Though the Neocon bill has bipartisan support because there are Neocons on both sides of the aisle, thanks to this strong sponsorship from two ruthless, un-American Neocons, this is a significant threat to international security. This bill has not yet passed Congress, and any person in Congress who votes for it should be dragged out of Congress, kicking and screaming, for they do not represent the people. Moreover, there is also a broad package requiring congressional approval for new tariffs—the Trade Review Act of 2025 (S.1272)—that is also under consideration. It faces opposition from the White House, which has threatened a veto.

Parallel to the legislative process, courts are examining whether Trump’s existing tariffs—imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)—were lawful. A May 28, 2025, ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade struck down these tariffs, though enforcement is paused pending appeal. Then on July 31, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is currently reviewing the legality of President Trump’s tariffs, with judges expressing skepticism about his authority to impose them without congressional approval. A ruling is expected soon, which could have significant implications for trade policy and presidential powers. This could go to the Supreme Court.

The legal argument before the panel of 11 members of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington was stunning. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to circumvent Congress’s power to levy tariffs was, in fact, I believe, illegal. Neal Katyal, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, argued that Trump’s citation of a statute that doesn’t even mention tariffs to launch an unprecedented trade war was a “breathtaking claim to power that no president has asserted in 200 years.”

A majority of the panel from both camps, Democratic and Republican, expressed varying levels of skepticism about Trump’s position. Any decision will likely take weeks and would almost certainly be stayed to give the US Supreme Court time to consider a request for review. I believe this is in part behind the pending legislation to grant this authority that Trump has usurped.

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The NEOCON of the 17th Century was King Louis XIV, who waged endless wars, bankrupted France, and only on his deathbed did he finally lament: “I have been too fond of war.” It is hard to get into their head to come up woth some logical explanation of their thought process.

Here is Lindsey Graham talking about just killing Russians and how that puts such a smile on his face. This is, I believe, a psychopath. There is just no explanation for what has caused his deep-seated hatred of the Russian people. They care nothing for human life or all the people who must die to carry out their objectives. That includes our troops who die on the battlefield to put that smile on Graham’s face, along with Cheney’s.

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Chuck Grassley Releases Declassified John Durham Annex


Posted originally on CTH on July 31, 2025 | Sundance 

The FBI, CIA, ODNI and DOJ declassified the annex to the John Durham investigation of the origin of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax.  The declassified annex was released today by Senator Chuck Grassley.

You Can Read the Annext Here ~

First, the basic outline.  The John Durham Annex outlines how the CIA received information in mid-2016 from a “credible foreign source,” talking about Hillary Clinton’s campaign working with the FBI to manufacture a Trump-Russia conspiracy, as an October surprise.

Beginning in 2014 and continuing through 2016, Russian hackers gained access to the email accounts and main accounts of the Soros Foundation/Open Societies Foundation who was working with the DNC and Hillary Clinton campaign.

What the hackers discovered was a trove of information showing how the Clinton Campaign was constructing a smear job against Donald Trump with the manufacturing of a fraudulent Trump-Russia conspiracy.  The emails and communication showed the Clinton Campaign was directly working with the FBI to create the smear.

A CIA source gained custody of the Russian analysis of the information.  The information was then shared with the CIA, who evaluated the Russian framework as “authentic” and “valid.”  The CIA then shared that information with the FBI, who said the information was “unreliable.”

Obviously, the FBI held a conflict of interest because the information received outlined their misconduct.  So, the FBI claimed the information gained from the hack was false and likely Russian propaganda.  However, the CIA deemed it credible because it was clearly happening in real time.

Additionally, this information was then used in the summer of 2016 by CIA Director John Brennan to brief President Obama on what the Russians knew about the Clinton Campaign working with the FBI to create this false political narrative.

Part of what the Russians knew from their intercepts was that President Obama would not support the Clinton campaign directly, but Obama had instructed Attorney General Loretta Lynch to assist Hillary Clinton’s efforts.  Lynch would work with FBI officials to exonerate Hillary Clinton from her email server scandal and then greenlight the FBI to assist with the Trump-Russia smear.

The 29-page annex then goes into details about who was communicating with whom and what the joint Clinton-FBI agenda was.  The information inside the Durham Annex is remarkable in that it shows the planning of the Clinton Campaign to use Fusion GPS and the FBI to smear Donald Trump with the false Trump-Russia narrative.

The declassified Annex has two central components.  First, it walks through the evidence against Clinton and the FBI organizing the operation.  Second, it then takes a rather remarkable look at how the FBI manipulated the information around Carter Page to support the Clinton/FBI operation.

All of the information contained within the declassified annex is not entirely new; however, the clear and compelling evidence it provides highlights the operation as it unfolded.  Obviously, the DNC and the people running the Open Societies Foundation (Soros) knew what the Clinton campaign was doing; they also knew the FBI was assisting the Clinton campaign.

The term “special services” in this context is the FBI.

Crowdstrike and ThreatConnect would then push the Trump-Russia narrative into the media.  That’s exactly what happened.

I strongly suggest everyone to take the time to read carefully the 29-page declassified Annex.  The entire outline of the operation to discredit candidate Donald Trump is within it.  [SEE HERE]

CIA Director John Brennan then briefs President Obama to tell him the Russians’ are aware of the op.

The Obama administration then begins making moves to target Russia, as both an enhancement to the Clinton operation and as a defensive move to protect themselves from discovery as the operation continues.

I made this graphic in 2017, and it has withstood the test of time.

‘Trump-Russia’ was a manufactured op by the Clinton campaign that was supported by the FBI and President Obama.

Current FBI, CIA, DNI and DOJ Redactions to the “Declassified” John Durham Annex Give Appearance of Ongoing Coverup


Posted originally on CTH on July 31, 2025 | Sundance

There may be a valid explanation for what I am about to briefly note; something akin to Nellie Ohr being the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, such that she is a target therein, but don’t get your hopes up.  The Occam’s Razor within this specific example is that DC interests (current FBI, CIA, DNI and DOJ) are controlling the protection of the coverup operation.

Keep in mind, according to DNI Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe the current redactions to the declassified John Durham Annex, were determined by current Intelligence officials.  Here’s the example/issue.

On page #5 of the declassified report [DIRECT LINK HERE] Durham notes an issue with the transcription from Russian to English of the source information to the CIA giving the U.S. intelligence service a head’s up on what Hillary Clinton was doing.  However, notice the 3-line redaction at the bottom of the second paragraph.

You can tell from the visibility of footnote #14 and footnote #16 that inside the redacted sentence is footnote #15.

As customary in these releases, the IC reviewers make mistakes.  We look at the bottom of the page and find they forgot to redact the footnote that pertains to the redacted sentence.

Footnote #15 references “Nellie Ohr report of 4 March 2016.”  That means the redacted sentence is referencing work product and analysis done by Nellie Ohr about Trump’s reported ties with Russian Oligarchs.

Why redact that?

Why protect Nellie Ohr with a redaction to avoid attribution?

♦ Additionally, if you are reviewing this part of the Durham annex, keep the following in mind.

Glenn Simpson from Fusion GPS, hired Bruce Ohr’s wife Nellie Ohr, in late 2015 to work on the Trump opposition research project.  That oppo research effort evolved into the Christopher Steele authored dossier after the DNC and Hillary Clinton hired Fusion-GPS in April of 2016.

“Bruce Ohr testified that Fusion approached his wife for a job and that she began working for the research firm in late 2015″. [link]

Simpson’s wife, Mary Jacoby, visited the White House on April 19, 2016, the day after NSA Director Mike Rogers shut down contractor access to the NSA and FBI database on April 18, 2016.


The wife of Glenn Simpson (Fusion GPS), Mary B. Jacoby, with years of Russia-angled reporting –including Donald Trump– visits the White House on April 19, 2016.  The next day, April 20th, the Clinton campaign hires Fusion GPS to conduct the opposition research on Donald Trump, surrounding Russia.  [WH Log Link]

I will try and put the Durham Annex into a timeline to help people see the bigger picture.

More soon… But these redactions are annoying!