Ray McGovern

Graham Fuller and I entered CIA in 1963. He became Vice-Chair of the National Intelligence Council, an intel community role equivalent to deputy to DNI Tulsi Gabbard today. I briefed The President’s Daily Brief for Nixon, Ford, Reagan. We were w/Nima today

I was called a “one-act pony” for pursuing the truth on Russia-gate for all those years. But I did manage to persuade best-selling author James Bradley (Flags of Our Fathers) not to continue writing Prostitutes, Pee, & Putin. Bradley, in turn, wrote this. https://covertactionmagazine.com/2021/11/05/ray-mcgovern-the-man-who-got-russiagate-right-and-tried-to-warn-the-public-to-no-avail/

FBI’s James Comey wrote in Higher Loyalty (2018): “I was making decisions in an environment where Hillary Clinton was sure to be the next president.” So Comey/Brennan/Clapper played fast & loose w/the law, convinced they would be both immune and rewarded.
https://raymcgovern.com/2018/10/20/politico-report-says-russiagaters-should-prepare-for-disappointment/

A daunting challenge: what will Trump say on Ukraine. tonight. Ryabkov says it all: “Trump’s inconsistent actions & statements are not making our work easier!” Trump at a fork in the road; my guess is he will give priority to thaw in relations with Russia.

Rubio says Lavrov offered Thursday a “new, different approach” to talks on Ukraine which he will “take back to president Trump.” https://apnews.com/article/us-russia-ukraine-rubio-lavrov-tariffs-trump-asean-ca7569c363260b1a63bae12153fa7dd3 Larry & Judge see no flexibility in Russia’s public terms. Misses the point, in my view. See last 5 min

Elizabeth Murray & I in Berlin today till Jul 12 when we speak at Schiller Institute Conference. https://schillerinstitute.com/man-is-not-a-wolf-to-man/ . My panel at 4 am ET; EM’s at 8:30. Hans-Christof von Sponeck & Russia’s Prof. Dmitri Trenin are on my panel. Streaming in English at https://youtube.com/@SchillerInstitute

Judge Napolitano asks me about the tour Elizabeth Murray are starting with our first large speaking engagement this evening. I wore 22 yr-old T-shirt (from Iraq days) quoting Sofie Scholl student founder of die Weisse Rose: “Wir Schweigen Nicht!”

VIPS proved Russiagate a fraud back in December 2016:
https://consortiumnews.com/2016/12/12/us-intel-vets-dispute-russia-hacking-claims/
CIA just put out a hilarious defense of tradecraft on R-gate. VIPS’s NSA alumni have built and tested methodology to thwart crime AND remain in compliance with the law.
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/07/05/data-collection-can-be-effective-and-legal/