That time Tulsi Gabbard outed herself by insisting she was the 'Russian agent' Hillary said republicans were 'grooming'

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___During the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Hillary Clinton said Republicans were “grooming” a candidate as a “Russian asset.” Gabbard later filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Clinton claiming she was the one Hillary referred to, which she eventually dropped...

Gabbard used the suit in an attempt to gin up attention for her struggling White House bid and boost support ahead of the Iowa caucuses, but she barely registered in the Hawkeye State and her campaign fizzled out. She ultimately dropped out of the race in March and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden. the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/499765-gabbard-drops-defamation-lawsuit-against-clinton/

Hillary Clinton in a podcast interview with David Plouffe, Obama’s 2008 campaign manager, talking about an unnamed political rival:

I think there's going to be two parts and I think it's going to be the same as 2016: ‘Don't vote for the other guy. You don't like me? Don't vote for the other guy because the other guy is going to do X, Y and Z or the other guy did such terrible things and I'm going to show you in these, you know, flashing videos that appear and then disappear and they're on the dark web, and nobody can find them, but you're going to see them and you're going to see that person doing these horrible things.’"

"They're also going to do third party again. And I'm not making any predictions but I think they've got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third party candidate. She's the favorite of the Russians. They have a bunch of sites and bots and other ways of supporting her so far, and that's assuming Jill Stein will give it up. Which she might not, 'cause she's also a Russian asset."

David: (Inaudible)

Hillary: "Yeah, she's a Russian asset, I mean, totally.

"And so, they know they can't win without a third party candidate and, so, I don't know who it's going to be it but I will guarantee you they'll have a vigorous third party challenge in the key states that they most need it.

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Gabbard pushed back in a series of tweets and in an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. Gabbard tweeted Oct. 18:

"Great! Thank you @HillaryClinton. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a… concerted campaign to destroy my reputation. We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we know — it was always you, through your proxies and... powerful allies in the corporate media and war machine, afraid of the threat I pose.

July 24, 2025, Tulsi Gabbard Is Pushing Debunked Russian Propaganda to Help Trump
Other declassified materials show that the Russian intelligence reports Gabbard cited were already found to be “objectively false.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/198406/tulsi-gabbard-clinton-conspiracy-debunked-russia
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/jul/24/Tulsi-Gabbard-Obama-Russia-Trump-election/