Overview

• President Trump has urged the Justice Department to prosecute Barack Obama based on criminal referrals submitted by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
• DNI Tulsi Gabbard released over 100 pages of declassified documents on July 18 alleging a ‘treasonous conspiracy’ by Obama-era officials to politicize intelligence.
• The files include internal assessments stating there was no evidence of Russia using cyber means to alter vote counts in the 2016 election—a finding Gabbard says was downplayed.
• Obama’s office issued a formal rebuttal calling the claims “ridiculous” and affirming that nothing in the released material undermines the conclusion that Russia interfered without changing votes.
• Key Democrats such as Rep. Jim Himes and Sen. Mark Warner have publicly rejected the allegations as unfounded, and no formal investigation into Obama has been opened.