A Chinese intelligence operation was involved in the Russia gate conspiracy to stop President Trump's first term.
Posted by Bannon`s War Room, Checked
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Bannon`s War RoomAug 17, 2026
The claim asserts a Chinese intelligence operation was involved in the Russia gate conspiracy, but the passage is the claimant's own commentary (Bannon) and the sources only show the claim being made in that broadcast, with a 2026 report from Just The News about Swalwell's alleged Chinese contacts; no source independently establishes that a Chinese operation was involved in the.
What was said
… What I'm, this thing totally confuses me, sir. Make it make it make sense. Well, Steve, let's, let's go back to the beginning here, because I think you just said it there, but, but just thread the needle: a guy who was being run by a Chinese intelligence operation was running the Russia gate conspiracy to stop President Trump's first term. So you're telling me that it wasn't a Russian intelligence operation, but we have direct evidence now that a Chinese intelligence operation was involved in Trump's first Russiagate conspiracy and running, by the way, the House Intel Committee. …
Bannon`s War Room · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. FactCheck.org found no evidence that Lisa Page or others blamed China rather than Russia for the DNC hacking, and her lawyer said the evidence demonstrated Russian interference.[1]
Contradicts. U.S. intelligence agencies assessed that Russia interfered in the 2016 election on Trump's behalf, and PolitiFact found no evidence supporting claims of broad Chinese interference in U.S. elections.[2][3]
Context. The 2026 Tampa FP article reports Bannon and Posobiec discussing a Just The News report on Swalwell's alleged ties to a Chinese operative, which is the claimant's own framing rather than independent corroboration.[5]
Context. A 2023 Washington Post report describes a Chinese influence operation tied to the 2016 Trump campaign and transition, a separate allegation that does not establish Chinese involvement in the Russiagate investigation itself.[4]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 not rated, 1 tier 2
- 1No Evidence Lisa Page Blamed Hacking on China - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Has China ‘tampered’ with U.S. elections?politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3Russian interference in 2020 included influencing Trump associates, report saysbostonglobe.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Indictment paints tale of Chinese interests and 2016 Trump ...washingtonpost.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 5Posobiec And Bannon Call For Investigation Into California Rep. Swalwell Ties To CCPtampafp.com · not rated · cited for: context
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