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Gabbard Refers Obama Officials to DOJ After Declassifying Report on Alleged 2017 Intel Fabrication

She accused Obama’s security team of contriving a false January 2017 Russiagate assessment to boost Trump; the Justice Department is now reviewing her criminal referrals.

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White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23 in Washington, DC.
White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23 in Washington, DC.
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Overview

  • Tulsi Gabbard declassified a five-year-old House Intelligence Committee report and released documents she says show Obama and his national security team directed a false January 2017 assessment claiming Russia sought to elect Trump
  • She formally referred former FBI director James Comey, ex-CIA chief John Brennan and ex-DNI James Clapper to the Justice Department for potential criminal investigation over the alleged plot
  • Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush dismissed the allegations as “ridiculous” distractions that leave unchanged the consensus that Russia interfered but did not alter vote tallies
  • Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner cautioned that partisan document dumps risk exposing sensitive sources and tradecraft used to monitor Russian operations
  • Gabbard pledged to declassify additional materials today to reinforce her claims as the DOJ weighs whether to pursue charges