❗ Russia Collusion Hoax Exposed ❗

119th Congress, 1st Session | July 29th, 2025

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard recently confirmed what many Americans have suspected for years: President Obama and his national security team manufactured and politicized intelligence to subvert President Trump’s 2016 victory and first term in office.

This month, Gabbard released a trove of declassified documents pertaining to the Russia Collusion Hoax. According to the evidence, here’s how the conspiracy was created:

In the months leading up to the November 2016 election, the Intelligence Community consistently assessed that Russia is “probably not trying to influence the election by using cyber means.”
On December 7th, 2016, talking points were prepared for DNI James Clapper stating, “Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the U.S. presidential election outcome.”
On December 9th, 2016, President Obama’s White House gathered top National Security Council officials, including James Clapper, John Brennan, Susan Rice, John Kerry, Loretta Lynch, and Andrew McCabe, for a meeting to discuss Russia.
After the meeting, DNI Clapper’s Executive Assistant sent an email to Intelligence Community leaders tasking them with creating a new assessment “per the President’s request” that details the “tools Moscow used and actions it took to influence the 2016 election.” It went on to say, “ODNI will lead this effort with participation from CIA, FBI, NSA, and DHS.”
Obama officials then leaked false statements to media outlets, including The Washington Post, claiming, “Russia has attempted through cyber means to interfere in, if not actively influence, the outcome of an election.”
On January 6th, 2017, a new Intelligence Community assessment was released that directly contradicted assessments that were made throughout the previous six months.

Days later, Director Gabbard also declassified and released the 2017 House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Majority staff report, which further details how the Obama Administration concocted an Intelligence Community assessment they knew was false. Furthermore, the report reveals that the Intelligence Community had evidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin had no preference as to who won the 2016 election, Putin expected Hillary Clinton to win, and he chose not to leak damaging material on Hillary Clinton before the election — including information related to her alleged poor health and possible criminal acts. Arguably, Putin would have released such information if Russia wanted to help Trump’s campaign.

I encourage you to review DNI Gabbard’s bombshell reports, which offer irrefutable evidence that President Obama and his national security team deliberately manufactured a false Intelligence Community assessment to undermine President Trump’s success in the 2016 election. These individuals knew that pushing the Russia Collusion Hoax would lead Americans to question the legitimacy of President Trump and his mandate, causing mass hysteria and endless distractions.

Gabbard correctly called this a “treasonous conspiracy” and shared all the declassified documents with the Department of Justice and the FBI in the form of a criminal referral for further investigation.

I’m deeply thankful Director Gabbard exposed this political corruption. After all, sunlight is the best disinfectant. Yet the American people deserve more than transparency.

Delivering true accountability and justice is the only way to restore Americans’ trust and to ensure this treacherous abuse of power never happens again. I encourage the DOJ and FBI to leave no stone unturned in their investigation, and I firmly believe all individuals involved in this travesty must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Soli Deo Gloria,

Andrew S. Clyde

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OBBB Deep Dive: Child Tax Credit

Last week, I highlighted new tax deductions for tips and overtime pay within Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB), which President Trump signed into law on July 4th. Thankfully, the OBBB also delivers financial relief to American families by extending and increasing the Child Tax Credit (CTC).

As you may know, President Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) doubled the CTC from $1,000 to $2,000. Yet this expansion was set to expire at the end of this year. Therefore, my Republican colleagues and I expanded the maximum Child Tax Credit amount to $2,200. To ensure American families receive tax relief for years to come, we also made the CTC expansion permanent and adjusted the value of the credit for inflation moving forward. Our efforts lock in and boost the Child Tax Credit for more than 40 million American families. In fact, without the OBBB, more than 94,000 families in the Ninth District would have seen their CTC slashed in half.

Every House and Senate Democrat opposed the OBBB, meaning they voted to reduce the Child Tax Credit for millions of families across the country. In stark contrast, I voted in favor of this legislation in order to deliver significant tax relief to hardworking families throughout Northeast Georgia.

Rep. Clyde Secures Lake Lanier Wins in FY26 Appropriations Process

Earlier this month, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY26 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill. Due to my efforts, this annual spending bill includes wins to help protect both Lake Lanier’s name and recreation sites.

Specifically, I preserved a commonsense provision that I requested and obtained in the base bill to prohibit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) from using taxpayer funds to rename civil works projects such as Lake Lanier. I also secured an amendment to allow local partners that manage multiple recreation sites at a USACE civil works project to spend collected user fees across all sites they oversee at that project, rather than being limited to using the fees only at the specific site where the funds were collected. This amendment mirrors my Lanier Parks Local Access Act, which I recently introduced with Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) — providing two key opportunities to deliver this effective solution to help keep Lake Lanier parks open. Additionally, the Committee approved the FY26 Energy and Water appropriations bill report, which includes language I requested to urge the Army Corps to collaborate with state and local partners to facilitate the transfer of management of park operations where appropriate, as well as to streamline the lengthy approval process for leasing USACE sites.

I’m incredibly pleased that the FY26 Energy and Water Development appropriations bill includes critical provisions to both protect Lake Lanier’s name and help keep its parks open by providing local partners with flexibility to more effectively spend collected user fees. I will continue using every avenue at my disposal to advocate for commonsense solutions to preserve and improve Lake Lanier for Northeast Georgians and visitors.

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Rep. Clyde Seeks Interns for Fall 2025

My Washington, D.C. and Gainesville, GA offices are seeking interns for the upcoming fall semester. Our team is looking for individuals with a positive attitude that are driven, organized, and patriotic. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to my staff if you have any questions.

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District Spotlight

The White County Rotary Club recently honored White County Fire Services Lieutenant Brad Alexander as one of its First Responders of the Year. For more than 15 years, Lt. Alexander has selflessly served White County — first starting as a volunteer in 2009 and earning the rank of Shift Lieutenant in 2023. Lt. Alexander’s leadership and service have tremendously impacted residents throughout White County, especially through emergency response and community fire safety education.

Congratulations, Lieutenant Alexander! The Ninth District is incredibly blessed with resilient first responders who work tirelessly to keep our North Georgia communities safe.

Week Ahead

The House is officially in our August District Work Period. Over the next few weeks, I’ll travel across Northeast Georgia to visit with constituents, small businesses, and local leaders to discuss my work on behalf of the Ninth District.

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