Familiar phrase from Russiagate intelligence docs raises eyebrows

Peculiar language uncovered in a newly declassified Russiagate intelligence document is raising suspicions about how the term “critical infrastructure” became a catch-all phrase used by censorship powers to suppress disfavored speech.

Censorship watchdogs are calling attention to a particular phrase, pertaining to “critical infrastructure,” that appeared in the appendix to former special counsel John Durham’s final report on the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation.

One message included in the recently released intelligence materials mentioned invoking a threat to critical infrastructure as an impetus for federal intelligence officials to investigate foreign meddling in the 2016 election.

The message, written by a high-ranking executive at an organization funded by Democratic megadonor George Soros, indicates knowledge among some actors that the FBI would play a role in advancing the Russian collusion plotline. Durham’s team of investigators

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