Trump Demands Obama Prosecution for 'Treason'
Gabbard asserted that Obama manufactured intelligence about Russian election interference to 'lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President Trump.' However, critics widely condemned her claims. These accusations contradict findings from four separate investigations conducted between 2019 and 2023, which concluded that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to benefit Trump.
During an Oval Office press event with visiting Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Trump was asked whom the Justice Department should target based on Gabbard's report. He responded, 'Based on what I read — and I read pretty much what you read — it would be President Obama. He started it.' This statement followed criticism Trump faced for sharing an AI-generated video depicting Obama's arrest.
In addition to Obama, Trump named several individuals as part of the alleged conspiracy, including then-vice President Joe Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, former DNI Director James Clapper, and ex-CIA Director John Brennan. Trump labeled Obama as the 'leader of the gang,' accusing him of treason. Trump's Ongoing Claims of a Hoax
Since the investigations began, Trump has consistently claimed those probes are a 'hoax.' His latest remarks drew skepticism from opponents, who viewed them as an attempt to divert attention from the growing crisis surrounding the administration's failure to release files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
However, Obama's office issued an angry rebuke, calling Trump's claims 'ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.' Spokesman Patrick Rodenbush stated, 'Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes.'
A bipartisan report from the Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-acting chairman Marco Rubio, found in 2020 that the Trump campaign sought to 'maximize the impact' of leaks from Democratic documents stolen by Russian military intelligence. The report indicated that the hack aimed to assist Trump and undermine Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton during the 2016 election.
The report concluded, 'The Russian intelligence services' assault on the integrity of the 2016 US electoral process, and Trump and his associates' participation in and enabling of this Russian activity, represents one of the single most grave counterintelligence threats to American national security in the modern era.'
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