For years, all we heard from Democrats was that President Trump's 2016 victory was due to Russian interference. As we reported, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard released documents that showed former President Barack Obama playing a key role in the Russia hoax.
DNI Gabbard responded to Obama's claim that he was not the Russiagate "ringleader."
"It's the art of deflection coming from former President Obama, as well as his friends who are still in Congress today -- in Senator Warner (D-VA) and Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) -- really all basically saying that same exact statement, which doesn't actually address the issue that was revealed in great detail, in the over 100 documents that we released last week, and the documents that we will be releasing later this week."
WATCH:
.@DNIGabbard calls BS on the Obama statement — saying he's "trying to deflect away from what actually happened."
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) July 22, 2025
"Led by President Obama, there was an effort to create a document that would serve as a foundation for what would be a years-long coup against President Trump." pic.twitter.com/jC2YKaLKsi
Gabbard continued:
"The intelligence community had one assessment -- that Russia did not have the intent or capability to try to impact the outcome of the U.S. election, leading up to election day. The same assessment was made after Donald Trump was elected by the American people as President in 2016, defeating Hillary Clinton ... President Obama then directed his DNI James Clapper to lead the effort to create this new intelligence community assessment that detailed not if, but how Moscow attempted to influence the outcome of the U.S. election."
What we knew for years was confirmed last week by DNI Gabbard. They had their intentions set to make Trump look like an "illegitimate President." They did everything in their power to make it seem realistic after lying through and through, but ultimately failed. However, for years, they divided the country over this lie, and these politicians should be held accountable for that.
Gabbard told host Lara Trump:
"This is the thing that I think people should pay attention to, is neither the message from President Obama's office, neither the statement's coming from Democrats in Congress today, and their friends in the propaganda media -- none of them are addressing this fact. ... Their was a 180 degree shift from the intelligence communities assessment leading up to the election, to the one President Obama directed be produced after Donald Trump won the election, that completely contradicted those assessments that had come previously."
Here is DNI Gabbard's post on X from last Friday:
🧵 Americans will finally learn the truth about how in 2016, intelligence was politicized and weaponized by the most powerful people in the Obama Administration to lay the groundwork for what was essentially a years-long coup against President @realDonaldTrump, subverting the… pic.twitter.com/UQKKZ5c4Op
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) July 18, 2025
If Obama wasn’t involved, then words alone won’t cut it—especially after Gabbard laid out the receipts. He now needs to provide concrete proof that his administration had no role in the Russia hoax. Until that happens, Gabbard’s post stands unchallenged. And if no one can factually debunk it, then these former government officials must be held accountable.
Editor's Note: The Trump administration is exposing Barack Obama and his administration's Russian Collusion Hoax.
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