2016 US Presidential Election
The presidential election in which Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. The Russiagate narrative was created to undermine the outcome of this election.
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Summary
The 2016 US Presidential Election, held on November 8, 2016, resulted in Republican candidate Donald Trump defeating Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, securing 304 electoral votes despite losing the popular vote by over 2.8 million. This election became a focal point for allegations of a "Russiagate Hoax," which Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence under Trump, claims was a deliberate campaign of politicized intelligence orchestrated by the outgoing Obama Administration. Gabbard alleges that key figures like James Clapper, John Brennan, and James Comey reversed an initial Intelligence Community assessment that found no evidence of Russian interference, instead leveraging unreliable sources such as the Steele Dossier and initiating the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation with questionable FISA court warrants. She notes resistance from then-NSA head Mike Rogers and draws parallels to the flawed intelligence used to justify the Iraq War. Currently, Gabbard is declassifying documents and has referred findings to the Department of Justice for accountability regarding these alleged actions.
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Extracted Attributes
Date
2016-11-08
Loser
Hillary Clinton (Democratic Party)
Winner
Donald Trump (Republican Party)
Outcome
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States
Allegation
Russiagate Hoax (politicized intelligence campaign)
Nature of Event
58th quadrennial American presidential election
Popular Vote Margin
Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million votes
Alleged Tools of Hoax
Steele Dossier, illegal FISA court warrants
Loser's Popular Votes
65,853,514 popular votes
Related Investigation
FBI's Crossfire Hurricane
Winner's Popular Votes
62,984,828 popular votes
Loser's Electoral Votes
227 electoral votes
Winner's Electoral Votes
304 electoral votes
Alleged Orchestrator of Hoax
Outgoing Obama Administration
Timeline
- The 2016 US Presidential Election was held, with Donald Trump winning the electoral college against Hillary Clinton. (Source: Web Search Results)
2016-11-08
- Initial assessment by the Intelligence Community found no evidence of Russia or Vladimir Putin impacting the election outcome. (Source: Related Documents)
2016-11-08
- The outgoing Obama Administration, allegedly led by James Clapper, John Brennan, and James Comey, ordered a new assessment to prove Russian interference, reversing the initial findings. (Source: Related Documents)
2016
- The FBI launched the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, allegedly leveraging unreliable sources like the Steele Dossier and using illegal warrants from the FISA court. (Source: Related Documents)
2016
- Then-NSA head Mike Rogers resisted endorsing the politicized intelligence assessment without proper vetting. (Source: Related Documents)
2016
- Tulsi Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence, is declassifying documents related to the alleged Russiagate Hoax and has referred findings to the Department of Justice for accountability. (Source: Related Documents)
Present
Web Search Results
- United States Presidential Election of 2016 - Britannica
United States Presidential Election of 2016, American presidential election held on November 8, 2016, in which Republican Donald Trump lost the popular vote to Democrat Hillary Clinton by more than 2.8 million votes but won 30 states and the decisive electoral college with 304 electoral votes to Clinton’s 227 and thus became the 45th president of the United States.
- Presidential Election of 2016 - 270toWin.com
# 2016 Presidential Election Donald J. Trump Change History! 2016 interactive map << 2012 2020 >> The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine. [...] | | | Candidate | Party | Electoral Votes | Popular Votes | --- --- --- | | ✓ | | Donald J. Trump | Republican | 304 | 62,984,828 | | | | Hillary R. Clinton | Democratic | 227 | 65,853,514 | | | | Gary Johnson | Libertarian | 0 | 4,489,341 | | | | Jill Stein | Green | 0 | 1,457,218 | | | | Evan McMullin | Independent | 0 | 731,991 | | | | Other: See Election Facts Below | | 7 | | ### 2016 Election Facts [...] In the Electoral College vote on December 19, there were seven faithless electors; two defected from Trump while five defected from Clinton. Three other Clinton electors attempted to defect but were replaced or forced to vote again due to their respective state laws. Ultimately, Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton garnered 227, while Colin Powell won three, and John Kasich, Ron Paul, Bernie Sanders, and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one.
- 2016 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 2016. The Republican "Republican Party (United States)") ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") ticket of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Virginia junior senator Tim Kaine, in what was considered one of the biggest political upsets "Upset (competition)") in American history. It was the fifth and most recent presidential [...] | | | | | | | | | --- --- --- --- | | Candidates in this section are sorted by popular vote from the primaries | | | | | | | | | Ted Cruz | John Kasich | Marco Rubio | Ben Carson | Jeb Bush | Rand Paul | Chris Christie | Mike Huckabee | | | | | | | | | | [...] | W: May 3 7,811,110 votes | W: May 4 4,287,479 votes | W: Mar 15 3,514,124 votes | W: Mar 4 857,009 votes | W: Feb 20 286,634 votes | W: Feb 3 66,781 votes | W: Feb 10 57,634 votes | W: Feb 1 51,436 votes | | | | | | | | | | | Carly Fiorina | Jim Gilmore | Rick Santorum | Lindsey Graham | George Pataki | Bobby Jindal | Scott Walker "Scott Walker (politician)") | Rick Perry | | | | | | | | | |
- 2016 United States elections - Wikipedia
The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial presidential election. The electoral vote distribution#Current_electoral_vote_distribution "Electoral College (United States)") was determined by the 2010 census from which presidential electors electing the president and vice president were chosen; a simple majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes were required to win. In one of the greatest election upsets in U.S. History, businessman and reality television "The [...] Apprentice (American TV series)") personality Donald Trump of New York won the Republican Party "Republican Party (United States)")'s presidential nomination on July 19, 2016, after defeating Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Florida Senator Marco Rubio, and several other candidates in the Republican primary elections.(/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election "2016 United States presidential election") Former Secretary of State, First Lady and New York Senator Hillary [...] Clinton won the popular vote, taking 48% of the vote compared to Trump's 46% of the vote, but Trump won the electoral vote and thus the presidency. The election is one of five presidential elections in American history that the winner of the popular vote did not win the presidency. Libertarian "Libertarian Party (United States)") Gary Johnson won 3.3% of the popular vote, the strongest performance by a third party "Third party (United States)") presidential nominee since the 1996 election.
- [PDF] FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2016 - FEC
2,362,631 49.83% Clinton, Hillary DEM 2,189,316 46.17% Johnson, Gary LIB 130,126 2.74% Scattered W 47,386 1.00% Stein, Jill W 12,105 0.26% Total State Votes: 4,741,564 2016 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS CANDIDATE NAME PARTY # OF VOTES % -38- NORTH DAKOTA (3 Electoral Votes) Trump, Donald J. REP 216,794 62.96% Clinton, Hillary DNL 93,758 27.23% Johnson, Gary LIB 21,434 6.22% Scattered W 6,397 1.86% Stein, Jill GRE 3,780 1.10% Castle, Darrell CON 1,833 0.53% De La Fuente, Rocky Roque ADP [...] Oregon 5 Wisconsin North Dakota 1 Idaho 2 Washington Wyoming Montana 1 Texas Nebraska Minnesota New Mexico 3 Alaska 1 Mississippi 4 Tennessee Virginia West Virginia 3 Maine 2 Michigan Hawaii Rhode Island 2 Connecticut 5 Massachusetts 9 Vermont 1 District of Columbia 1 # TERRITORIES: American Samoa - 1 Guam - 1 Northern Mariana Islands – 1 Virgin Islands – 1 OFFICIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR UNITED STATES PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 8, 2016 2016 PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS CANDIDATE NAME