What is Tulsi Gabbard accusing Obama of?
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Tulsi Gabbard is accusing Obama and his administration of manufacturing intelligence to undermine Donald Trump during the 2016 election, alleging a treasonous conspiracy. She claims newly declassified documents show Obama directed the creation of a false intelligence assessment on Russian interference. However, these allegations are contradicted by multiple official reviews and lack substantiating evidence.
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Gabbard releases documents on Obama-era Russia intelligence assessment
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- Tulsi Gabbard declassified materials on the intelligence community's 2016 Russia assessment.
- The released documents include a report from Republican House Intelligence Committee staff. 33s
- The report contains sensitive information from a CIA human source close to Putin. 1m 18s
- Former intelligence officials criticized the release, citing risks to future operations. 1m 58s
- The Justice Department has formed a strike force to review the claims, with no evidence yet supporting allegations of treason. 2m 19s
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2 days agoGabbard releases documents on Obama-era Russia intelligence assessment
So far, nothing that we have seen seems to be remotely close to substantiating the very serious allegations of treason, the crime of attempting to overthrow the government, that the president and others have been making.
