Trump Urges DOJ to Prosecute Obama Over 2016 Election Intelligence
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump called on the Department of Justice to launch legal action against former President Barack Obama. Trump claimed Obama orchestrated an intelligence report suggesting Russian interference in the 2016 election aimed to help Trump win.
“After what they did to me, it’s time to go after people. Obama has been caught directly,” Trump said during a meeting in the Oval Office with Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
Trump Labels Obama ‘Leader of the Gang’ Behind Alleged Plot
Trump accused Obama, who served from 2009 to 2017, of leading the effort to create the controversial intelligence assessment. He said, “If you look at those papers, they have them stone cold, and it was President Obama… the leader of the gang was Barack Hussein Obama.”
He added, “It’s criminal at the highest level. Joe Biden, James Comey, James Clapper, John Brennan — the whole group was involved.” Trump called the actions “tre.as.on” and said they tried to steal and obfuscate the election.
Criminal Referral Filed by Tulsi Gabbard
This call for prosecution follows a criminal referral by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Gabbard alleges Obama violated the law by commissioning a post-election intelligence assessment designed to undermine Trump’s victory.
According to Gabbard’s documents, intelligence agencies were directed “at the President’s request” to report on Russia’s methods and actions to influence the 2016 election.
Mueller Investigation Found No Conspiracy
During Trump’s first term, the FBI and Congress investigated his campaign’s ties to Russia. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year probe concluded there was no criminal conspiracy between Trump and Russia.
Despite this, Trump insists, “Look, he’s guilty. It’s not a question.” He called the intelligence effort a “seditious” coup led by Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Comments During Meeting with Philippine President
Addressing the issue before Marcos Jr., Trump said, “This man has seen some pretty rough countries, but you’ve never seen anything like it.”
He also touched on ongoing interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case and criticized media coverage of co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, urging reporters to “stop talking about nonsense.”
More Documents Expected from Gabbard
Trump revealed that Gabbard is preparing to release thousands of additional documents. He accused Clinton and Democrats of spending $12 million on a “total fake report” by ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele. Trump called it “made-up fiction” used against him.
He praised the media for withholding this information before the 2016 election but hinted he might reconsider prosecuting Clinton for alleged mishandling of classified information.
Trump Calls Obama Mastermind Behind Election Manipulation
Trump concluded by labeling Obama as the mastermind behind an effort to manipulate the election, with Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, James Comey, James Clapper, and others complicit. He claimed all their names are documented and that “they likely believed classifying this information would hide it indefinitely — but it does not work that way.”
