President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to investigate former President Barack Obama following the release of a report by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. The report alleges the Obama administration manipulated intelligence related to the 2016 “Russia collusion hoax.”
Gabbard has submitted criminal referrals to the DOJ accusing Obama and several top officials of orchestrating a “treasonous conspiracy” against Trump after his 2016 victory.
During an Oval Office meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Trump named Obama as the person who should face DOJ scrutiny. “Based on what I read, and I read pretty much what you read, it would be President Obama. He started it,” Trump said.
He also implicated former Vice President Joe Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, former DNI Director James Clapper, and former CIA Director John Brennan, claiming they were all involved in a meeting. “The leader of the gang was President Obama, Barack Hussein Obama, have you heard of him?” Trump said. “He’s guilty, it’s not a question. This was treason.”
Trump added that Gabbard told him the current revelations are “just the tip of the iceberg,” with thousands more documents expected to be released. He reiterated that Obama was the “ringleader” of the effort against him. The memo also named Clapper, Brennan, and Comey, reinforcing Trump’s claim that the 2016 Russia collusion investigation was a politically motivated hoax.
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