# The Straight Line From Benghazi  To The Trump–Russia Hoax & A Noble Look At Criminalizing Journalism

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Published: 2026-04-17T23:56:00+00:00
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## Resource

(Drew Allen was unable to join us, but I am leaving all his links in place for you to check out.) The Russia hoax was the culmination of corruption, deception, and manipulation that began long before 2016. It started with the Benghazi cover-up, in which Obama and Clinton pushed a false narrative to protect themselves in an election year. Scandal after scandal, campaign after campaign, and lie after lie eventually birthed the counter-narrative that became the Trump–Russia hoax. Drew Thomas Allen, columnist for The Daily Signal, host of The Drew Allen Show, publicist who has represented leading figures in conservative politics, and the author of America's Last Stand, For Christ and Country: The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk, and his latest book, Clinton Hoax Obama Coup: the Declassified Story of the Trump-Russia Delusion, is scheduled to join me to discuss the winding road of deception and corruption. Becky Noble, a political writer for over ten years with "By-Lines" at Politichicks, The Black Sphere, The Political Insider, and a regular contributor at Red State, plus her Substack page "Gumshoe Politics," where she hosts a weekly short podcast called "In Your Face," is scheduled to join me to discuss the latest in the Eric Swalwell saga, California's attempt to pass AB 2624, aka "The Stop Nick Shirley Bill," and the apparent radio silence on the continuing executions going on in Iran. Clinton Hoax, Obama Coup: The Declassified Story of the Trump–Russia Delusion: https://amzn.to/4cB8qs3 For Christ and Country: The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk: https://amzn.to/3MK49cu Drew Thomas Allen: https://drewallen.substack.com/ The Drew Allen Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-drew-allen-show/id1660894359 Becky Noble at Red State : https://redstate.com/author/beckynoble Gumsho…

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