Gabbard claimed Obama and his officials committed ‘treasonous conspiracy’ over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election

Tulsi Gabbard has ignited controversy by accusing former President Barack Obama and top national security officials of orchestrating a “treasonous conspiracy” to falsely claim Russian interference swayed Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory.

In July 2025, a claim circulated online that U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced declassified documents indicating former U.S. president Barack Obama authorized an assassination attempt on U.S. President Donald Trump just before he assumed office the first time in 2016.

Amid GOP conflict over how to handle the release of information related to Jeffrey Epstein, Trump is working to shift the spotlight.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Friday released a slew of documents that she said implicate members of the Obama administration for “treasonous” behavior during the 2016 election.

Former President Barack Obama called a Russian collusion intelligence report genuine after President Donald Trump earlier on Tuesday accused Obama of treason.

Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard have spent the last several days accusing Obama and his administration of treason, claiming they orchestrated a hoax to undermine confidence in Trump’s election victory in 2016.