In a bombshell series of statements delivered from the Oval Office on July 22, US President Donald Trump accused his predecessor, Barack Obama, of “treason,” alleging that Obama orchestrated a wide-ranging conspiracy to manufacture the Russiagate narrative and undermine his presidency. Trump’s comments follow the release of a controversial report by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, which he cited as “irrefutable proof” of a plot against him involving top Obama-era intelligence officials.

“This was treason,” Trump declared. “Barack Hussein Obama is the ringleader. Hillary Clinton was right there with him, and so was Sleepy Joe Biden, and so were the rest of them: Comey, Clapper, the whole group.” His remarks signal an escalation in his long-standing narrative that the Russia collusion investigation was part of a politically motivated effort to delegitimize his 2016 victory and prevent his reelection.

The catalyst for Trump’s latest attack is a newly released report from DNI Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who has taken a sharply critical turn against the establishment since her 2020 presidential bid. Gabbard’s report, based on over 100 newly declassified documents, asserts that Obama-era intelligence officials deliberately disregarded assessments that found no conclusive evidence of Russian collusion. Instead, they allegedly replaced them with politically charged and fabricated intelligence to justify the launch of the Russiagate probe.

Gabbard characterized the operation as a “years-long coup” against Trump, arguing that the intelligence community was weaponized for partisan ends. According to her report, intelligence........

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