Familiar phrase from Russiagate intelligence docs raises eyebrows

Published August 5, 2025 11:35am ET



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.

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