Obama admin briefed on claims Hillary Clinton drummed up Russia controversy to vilify Trump, distract from emails
September 29, 2020 at 17:33 PM EDT
The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) has declassified information indicating that former President Obama's administration knew of allegations that former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was attempting to tie Trump to Russia and distract from her email scandal in 2016 -- raising additional questions about a special counsel investigation that spanned several years and cost taxpayers $30 million.