Overview

• On July 22, Trump demanded a treason trial for Barack Obama, accusing him of spreading false claims about Russian interference to undermine the 2016 election
• He extended his allegations to accuse Hillary Clinton and senior Obama-era officials—Joe Biden, James Comey, James Clapper and John Brennan—of conspiring to defame him
• The Republican majority in the House advanced its summer recess by a week to avoid a floor vote on releasing classified grand jury and FBI files in the Jeffrey Epstein probe
• Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced he will meet soon with Ghislaine Maxwell to gather information and manage growing transparency demands in the Epstein case
• Obama’s team dismissed the charges as “ridiculous” and a weak attempt at distraction from the administration’s handling of the Epstein investigation