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Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Tulsi Gabbard declassifies more Obama docs
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has declassified another tranche of documents about the 2016 elections – a day after President Donald Trump accused Barack Obama of 'treason' and said he should be investigated. Gabbard ordered the release of a 2020 report by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on Russia 's attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election. Although Trump won that election, he has long railed against what he calls the Russia 'hoax' cooked up by Democrats to try and link his campaign to the foreign adversary. It was a controversy that marred his first term in the White House and has since been widely debunked. He's now calling for investigations of top Obama national security officials at the time while referring to the ex-president as the leader of a 'gang' out to get him. The report by the House Intelligence Committee, then chaired by Trump ally Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) found the nation's spies reached 'credible' assessments that Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 'conventional and cyber influence operations' by leaking hacked emails. But it also disputed an intel assessment, released in 2017, that Putin 'developed a clear preference' for Trump and 'aspired to help his chances of victory.' That conclusion has long infuriated Trump. It said these conclusions did not 'adhere to the tenets' of intelligence tradecraft. Gabbard last week released an initial report accusing Obama of overseeing a 'treasonous conspiracy' against Trump. On Tuesday night at a meeting at the White House with House Republicans, Trump called Gabbard the 'hottest' person in the room. That comes despite indications of a split over the attack Trump ordered on Iran's nuclear facilities. 'She's like, hotter than everybody. She's the hottest one in the room right now because she found out. ... I think we knew it before, in all fairness, Tulsi, but now you have certainty. She has all the documents. She has everything that you need. And she found out that Barack Hussein Obama led a group of people, and they cheated in the elections, and they cheated without question,' Trump told his allies. Gabbard, an anti-interventionist, had testified in March that the intelligence community 'continues to assess that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon' despite its big stockpiled of enriched Uranium. Gabbard appeared on the conservative Newsmax network Tuesday night, and contested a scathing statement by Obama, who had called the resurfaced allegations 'bizarre' and a 'distraction.' 'We will be releasing further documents tomorrow that will refute that statement,' Gabbard said.
Arab News
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
FBI launches probes into former FBI director, ex-CIA director, Fox News reports
WASHINGTON: The FBI launched criminal probes into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources. These probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections in which President Donald Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the news report said. The FBI, the CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. Reuters has not independently verified the probes. The scope of the criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey was unclear, the report added. A criminal investigation does not necessarily result in charges. Fox said its sources were from the Justice Department but did not specify the number of sources. A CIA review released last week found flaws in the production of a US intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 US presidential vote to Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion.
South China Morning Post
08-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
FBI probing ex-FBI and CIA chiefs over Trump-Russia investigation, US report says
The FBI has launched criminal probes into former FBI director James Comey and former CIA director John Brennan, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Advertisement These probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US elections in which US President Donald Trump defeated former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the news report said. The FBI, the CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. Reuters has not independently verified the probes. Former CIA director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in May 2017. Photo: AP The scope of the criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey was unclear, the report added. A criminal investigation does not necessarily result in charges. Fox said its sources were from the US Justice Department but did not specify the number of sources. Advertisement A CIA review released last week found flaws in the production of a US intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 US presidential vote to Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion.
LBCI
24-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Voter turnout comparison in South Lebanon and Nabatieh: 2016 vs. 2025 as of 7:00 p.m.
According to figures from the Lebanese Interior Ministry, voter turnout in the 2025 municipal and mukhtar elections, as of 7:00 p.m., showed a slight decline in both South Lebanon and Nabatieh governorates compared to the 2016 elections.
LBCI
11-05-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Lebanon's Interior Ministry publishes voter turnout comparison between 2016 and 2025
The Lebanese Interior Ministry released a comparative report on voter turnout rates in North Lebanon and Akkar governorates as of 11 a.m., contrasting figures from the 2016 municipal elections with those recorded in 2025. The data highlights shifts in early participation levels between the two election cycles.
