Overview

• The Trump administration published a declassified House Intelligence Committee report on July 23 accusing Barack Obama of orchestrating a conspiracy to delegitimize his 2016 victory and labeling it as treason.
• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard asserted the report provided irrefutable evidence that Obama and his national security team fabricated intelligence to falsely allege Russian vote manipulation.
• Obama’s office dismissed the allegations as "ridiculous" and a "weak distraction", reiterating that bipartisan probes, including the 2020 Senate Intelligence Committee report, found no vote tampering.
• Trump pressed the Justice Department to investigate former officials such as James Comey and John Brennan for their roles in the alleged scheme.
• The clash highlights heightened partisan disputes over intelligence declassification and public confidence in U.S. election oversight.