Overview

• Vice President JD Vance told Fox News he expects a wave of indictments after alleging Obama administration officials “broke the law” by turning Clinton campaign talking points into intelligence assessments
• Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a tranche of 2016 Russia-interference documents on July 18 and referred senior Obama officials to the Department of Justice for potential criminal charges
• The Justice Department formed a specialized strike force and Attorney General Pam Bondi convened a grand jury last week to assess whether the declassified referrals warrant indictments
• Former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-DNI James Clapper have publicly disputed the politicization allegations, pointing to bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee and Special Counsel reports that found no evidence of collusion
• President Trump has called for former President Obama to face prosecution for alleged treason, heightening the partisan conflict over the origins of the Russia probe