Longtime Clinton insider Sidney Blumenthal claims that a group of “right-wing agents” in the FBI staged a coup d’etat to prevent Hillary Clinton from being elected president.

[dcquiz] Blumenthal, a former journalist who has been nicknamed “Grassy Knoll” by some in Clintonworld because of his tendency to latch on to conspiracy theories, made the charge in an interview on Dutch television after Clinton’s loss to Donald Trump.

“It was the result of a cabal of right-wing agents of the FBI in the New York office attached to Rudy Giuliani, who was a member of Trump’s campaign,” said Blumenthal, who emailed frequently with Clinton while she was secretary of state.

“I think it’s not unfair to call it a coup,” added Blumenthal, who served in the Bill Clinton White House aide and was said to be an informal adviser to Hillary Clinton.

“A coup, even?” the interviewer asked.

“Yeah, a coup d’etat,” said Blumenthal.

“De overwinning van #Trump is een staatsgreep door de FBI”, zegt Sidney Blumenthal, vriend en adviseur van #Clinton. https://t.co/FYHhT4ogVM pic.twitter.com/FErtYRoWsf — Nieuwsuur (@Nieuwsuur) November 11, 2016

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