Declassified Report Reveals Clinton's Health Information Was Weaponized by Russia

A newly declassified report from 2020, made available on July 24, 2025, has shed new light on the motivations behind the 2016 US presidential election. According to the report, Russia allegedly had intelligence suggesting that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was taking "heavy tranquilizers," which former President Barack Obama and Democratic Party leaders found to be "extraordinarily alarming."

Key Takeaways:

• The declassified report reveals that Russia had intelligence on Clinton's health, including information that she was taking heavy tranquilizers and suffering from various medical conditions, including Type 2 diabetes, Ischemic heart disease, deep vein thrombosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• The information was allegedly used to create a narrative that Clinton was unfit for office, which was then used by Russia to try to influence the election in favor of Donald Trump.
• The report also reveals that the Obama administration was aware of the Russian intelligence and chose to use it to create a false narrative about Trump's relationships with Russia.
• The report states that former CIA Director John Brennan and the intelligence community mischaracterized intelligence and relied on dubious, substandard sources to create a contrived false narrative about Putin's intentions.
• The report also reveals that the FBI "failed to act" on a "clear warning sign" that the bureau was the target of a Clinton-led effort to "manipulate or influence the law enforcement process for political purposes" ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
• The report includes intelligence from a longtime Putin confidant who explained to investigators that "Putin told him he did not care who won the election," and that Putin "had often outlined the weaknesses of both major candidates."
• The report also states that the ICA committed context showing that the claim that Putin preferred Trump was "implausible - if not ridiculous."

Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, stated, "There were 'high level DNC emails that detailed evidence of Hillary's, quote, psycho-emotional problems, uncontrolled fits of anger, aggression and cheerfulness, and that then Secretary Clinton was allegedly on a daily regimen of heavy tranquilizers."

Statistics:

• 15 reports containing previously collected but unpublished intelligence were published post-election, three of which were substandard and contained information that was unclear, of uncertain origin, potentially biased, or implausible.
• Two senior CIA officers reportedly warned Brennan that "we don't have direct information that Putin wanted to get Trump elected."
• The report states that the ICA ignored or selectively quoted reliable intelligence reports that challenged-and in some cases undermined - judgments that Putin sought to elect Trump.
• The committee found that the ICA failed to consider plausible alternative explanations of Putin's intentions indicated by reliable intelligence and observed Russian actions.

Sources:

• A declassified report from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, dated September 18, 2020.
• Fox News Digital, in 2020, exclusively obtained and reported on the Counterintelligence Operational Lead (CIOL) memo, which stated that the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether candidate Trump and members of his campaign were colluding or coordinating with Russia to influence the 2016 campaign.
• Fox News Digital, in 2020, also exclusively obtained the declassified transcripts from Obama-era national security officials' closed-door testimonies before the House Intelligence Committee.