Key Takeaways:
- Weaponized Government: Jordan says Obama officials schemed to block Trump’s victory and sabotage his presidency.
- The Setup: Trump’s January 2017 intel briefing included the now-debunked Steele dossier—later leaked to media for credibility.
- Bigger Than Expected: “The only thing we had wrong was it was worse than we thought,” Jordan told Hannity.
On Monday’s Hannity, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) blasted what he calls the ultimate abuse of power—Obama-era officials allegedly weaponizing the intelligence community to undermine Donald Trump before and after the 2016 election.
Jordan told Sean Hannity the revelations from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral to the DOJ confirm a disturbing truth: “It all started back in 2016, and it wasn’t just to keep him from winning the election… it was to undermine his presidency after he had already won.”
He walked through a stunning timeline:
- December 9, 2016—Obama convenes top intel brass, including Comey, Brennan, and Clapper, at the White House. “They put together a new assessment,” Jordan noted, after shelving the original.
- Fast forward to January 3, 2017, when Chuck Schumer warned Trump, “If you mess with the intelligence community… they have six ways from Sunday to get back at you.”
- Three days later, Trump heads into what he thought was a standard briefing. Instead? “It’s a setup,” Jordan said.
- Comey and company introduce the discredited Steele dossier—then conveniently leak the meeting to legitimize fake claims in the press.
“It was all garbage,” Jordan declared, calling this the origin of the government’s weaponization against a duly elected president. His bottom line? “The only thing we had wrong was it was worse than we thought.”
If true, this isn’t just political drama—it’s a constitutional crisis. America thrives on limited government, not partisan spy games.