Overview

• President Trump reshared on Truth Social a 90-second AI-generated video originally posted by a small TikTok user depicting former President Obama’s handcuffed removal from the Oval Office.
• The clip opens with a montage of Democratic leaders declaring “No one is above the law” and concludes with simulated scenes of Obama in an orange prison jumpsuit.
• DNI Tulsi Gabbard has submitted declassified documents to the DOJ alleging a “treasonous conspiracy” by Obama administration officials to hide evidence that would have cleared Trump of Russian collusion.
• Opponents have questioned the authenticity of the newly declassified records and warned that AI-driven deepfakes risk degrading public trust in political information.
• The episode intensifies legal and political battles over accountability for past intelligence actions and underscores growing concerns about AI’s role in election-era messaging.