The Washington establishment thought they could hide forever.
President Trump promised to drain the Swamp once and for all.
And Donald Trump bulldozed one shadowy Pentagon operation and it left Hillary Clinton reeling in shock.
The secret agency behind the Russia hoax finally faces justice
While most Americans have never heard of the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment, this obscure agency played a pivotal role in one of the biggest political scandals in American history.
President Trump just delivered a knockout blow to this shadowy operation by announcing its complete dismantlement, eliminating a critical piece of the corrupt intelligence apparatus that targeted his 2016 campaign.
“As part of the Department’s ongoing commitment to strengthening our national defense, the Secretary of Defense has directed the disestablishment of the Office of Net Assessment,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced in a statement that sent shockwaves through Washington’s intelligence community.
The closure wasn’t just about government efficiency – it was about accountability for an agency deeply implicated in manufacturing the Russia collusion narrative that plagued Trump’s first term.
This little-known Pentagon office, which was supposed to function as an in-house think tank for planning future military conflicts, instead funneled over one million taxpayer dollars to Stefan Halper between 2012 and 2017.
What Americans weren’t told was that Halper served as a confidential FBI informant who played a key role in Operation Crossfire Hurricane – the FBI’s investigation into alleged connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.
How a Pentagon office targeted a Trump campaign aide
The 73-year-old Halper exploited his position with the Office of Net Assessment to gain the trust of Trump campaign official George Papadopoulos, one of the FBI’s first targets in their operation against Trump.
Using the credibility of his Pentagon-funded position, Halper offered Papadopoulos $3,000 to produce a report on the Middle East for the Office of Net Assessment in 2016 – a transparent ploy to create a pretext for meetings.
Halper even offered to pay for the Trump campaign official to fly to London and stay for three days, creating the perfect opportunity to extract information that could damage Trump.
During these meetings, Papadopoulos was ambushed with questions about the Trump campaign’s supposed connections to Russia and alleged Russian involvement in hacking the Democratic National Committee.
Most Americans would be shocked to learn that Halper’s assistant, who was introduced as “Azra Turk,” was actually an undercover FBI agent participating in this entrapment operation.
Despite the pressure, Papadopoulos consistently denied any connection between the Trump campaign and Russia – denials that were conveniently ignored as the Russia hoax narrative gained momentum.
Trump’s decisive action saves taxpayers millions
A 2019 Justice Department Inspector General report eventually exposed problems with Halper’s conduct, forcing the FBI to issue a reprimand for his behavior in the Russia investigation.
The Office of Net Assessment attempted to distance itself from the scandal, denying it had paid Halper specifically for his FBI informant work while admitting to “a lack of proper oversight” – a typical Washington euphemism for enabling corruption.
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), who had been investigating the office’s misconduct for nearly a decade, celebrated its closure as a major victory for government accountability.
“After years raising Cain about the Office of Net Assessment’s failure to strengthen our national defense and its rampant abuse of taxpayer dollars, I’m thrilled to hear the news that President Trump is abolishing this wasteful and ineffective office,” Grassley declared.
The Senator added that this “wise move saves American taxpayers over 20 million dollars a year” – money that can now be redirected to actual national defense priorities rather than political operations.
By dismantling this rogue agency, President Trump has taken another concrete step toward fulfilling his promise to drain the Washington Swamp and hold accountable those who weaponized government power against him and the American people.
The elimination of the Office of Net Assessment sends a clear message to other agencies that might be tempted to engage in similar political operations: no one is beyond accountability in Trump’s second term.
With this decisive action, Trump has closed another chapter in the Russia collusion saga, demonstrating his determination to root out corruption wherever it hides in the federal bureaucracy.
