Docs: Intel operation labeled top GOP leaders Russian disinformation 'conduits'
- On Wednesday, the White House Government Transparency Task Force released declassified documents revealing a secret FBI counterintelligence operation codenamed "Round River" designed to neutralize narratives about Biden family corruption as "Russian disinformation" ahead of the 2020 election.
- Initiated in December 2019, the operation systematically categorized intelligence from confidential sources regarding Biden family dealings with Ukraine and Burisma as foreign disinformation, retroactively "red flagging" reporting dating back to at least 2015.
- A six-page spreadsheet designated 76 subjects, labeling prominent Republicans including Rep. Jim Jordan and former Attorney General Bill Barr as "conduits" for Russian disinformation, while marking Democrats as "targets."
- FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed he "immediately disbanded" the Foreign Influence Task Force upon assuming his role and launched an internal investigation into who authorized the operation and how far the directive extended.
- The Office of the Director of National Intelligence concluded the task force "did not go in and try to determine the merit of the allegations" before designating them as foreign threats, raising accountability questions for Congress.
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Report: FBI Labeled Pompeo, Barr as 'Conduits' of Russian Disinformation
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