{"id":2464434,"date":"2025-07-20T18:23:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-members-call-for-arrests-over-obama-2016-election-narrative-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-20T18:24:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T22:24:49","slug":"house-oversight-members-call-for-arrests-over-obama-2016-election-narrative-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-oversight-members-call-for-arrests-over-obama-2016-election-narrative-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House Oversight members call for arrests over Obama 2016 election narrative &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-oversight-members-call-for-arrests-over-obama-2016-election-narrative-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2464434&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Members of the House Oversight Commitee, including Representatives Anna Paulina Luna and Byron Donalds of Florida, are calling for arrests following the release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-requests-fbi-return-privileged-records-they-seized\/\" title=\"... Requests FBI Return Privileged ... They Seized\">declassified records<\/a> that suggest the claim of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election was based on &#8220;manufactured and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-johnson-the-cia-has-become-the-kgb\/\" title=\"Larry Johnson: The CIA Has Become the KGB\">politicized intelligence<\/a>.&#8221; Director of national Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified these documents, describing them as evidence of a &#8220;treasonous conspiracy&#8221; aimed at preventing then-President Donald Trump from fulfilling his mandate. Luna emphasized the need for reforms to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and insisted that holding those responsible accountable transcends partisan politics, insisting that illegal actions must not be tolerated. Donalds criticized major media organizations for not <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sufficiently fact-checking<\/a> the Russia collusion narrative and highlighted concerns within the intelligence community. Both lawmakers agree prosecutions and arrests are necessary to uphold the integrity of the presidency and the constitutional republic.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Oversight members call for arrests over Obama 2016 election narrative<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2176757\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3474415\/russia-jfk-assassination-files-kgb-anna-paulina-luna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Anna Paulina Luna<\/a> (R-FL) and Byron Donalds (R-FL) called for arrests after new records into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3470240\/barack-obama-tells-democrats-toughen-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Obama<\/a> administration revealed that the claims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3476611\/ukraine-proposes-new-peace-talks-russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> interfered with the 2016 presidential election were &ldquo;manufactured and politicized intelligence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3475949\/obama-officials-hid-intel-that-cleared-trump-in-2016-declassified-records-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">declassified records<\/a> on Friday showing &ldquo;a treasonous conspiracy&rdquo; to prevent President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3476841\/trump-threat-block-commanders-dc-move-change-name-redskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> from &ldquo;fulfilling his mandate.&rdquo; Luna said the report is a &ldquo;perfect example and reason&rdquo; to push for reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3476821\/we-owe-melania-trump-pivot-russia-ukraine-war-don-bacon\/\">&lsquo;We owe Melania&rsquo; for Trump pivot on Russia-Ukraine war, Bacon says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3476791\/tim-burchett-admits-ticked-off-by-trump-dismissal-of-epstein\/\">Tim Burchett admits he was &lsquo;ticked off&rsquo; by Trump&rsquo;s dismissal of Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3476116\/washington-waits-texas-reacts-deadly-floods\/\">Washington waits as Texas reacts to deadly floods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And what I can tell you is if we don&rsquo;t stop this, if we don&rsquo;t actually say &lsquo;this will not be tolerated,&rsquo; this is not a Democrat or Republican thing, this is about the health and the sanctity of our constitutional republic, and so there needs to be arrests,&rdquo; Luna said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. &ldquo;This is not partisan, this is simply illegal what they did, and we&rsquo;re simply upholding the law.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking news this morning on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayFutures?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SundayFutures<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MariaBartiromo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MariaBartiromo<\/a> as Florida Congressman Byron Donalds <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronDonalds?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ByronDonalds<\/a> and Florida Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realannapaulina?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realannapaulina<\/a> on seeking accountability for the origins of the Russia Collusion Narrative.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rp9MF0GDhj\">pic.twitter.com\/Rp9MF0GDhj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SundayMorningFutures (@SundayFutures) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SundayFutures\/status\/1946955269902147977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Donalds also said the Russia collusion story against Trump was widely accepted by many people because &ldquo;big media organizations&rdquo; did not do the &ldquo;extra work&rdquo; to fact-check and instead &ldquo;followed and toed the company line.&rdquo; Donalds added that those in the intelligence community were either worried about being fired or were so concerned about a Trump presidency that they went along with the report, agreeing with Luna on a need for arrests.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not about one president, it is about the presidency and the continuation of our country,&rdquo; Donalds said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3476334\/dick-durbin-bondi-fbi-agents-flag-epstein-files-mention-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DURBIN SAYS BONDI INSTRUCTED FBI AGENTS TO FLAG EPSTEIN FILES THAT MENTIONED TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luna was asked if either Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3475225\/trump-bondi-release-epstein-grand-jury-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> or FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a> could carry out arrests in the wake of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/roger-stone-announces-he-will-sue-those-who-arrested-him-and-put-him-in-front-of-a-kangaroo-court\/\" title=\"Roger Stone Announces He Will Sue Those Who Arrested Him and Put Him In Front of a Kangaroo Court\">declassified documents<\/a>, to which she said this would be &ldquo;an easy win&rdquo; for both of them.<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard said Sunday there is enough evidence to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3476730\/gabbard-evidence-prosecute-obama-trump-2016-election-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">move forward with prosecutions<\/a>, urging indictments &ldquo;for those responsible.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2176757\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2176757\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Oversight urges arrests over fabricated 2016 Russia claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2464435,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DonaldsLuna.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4283,33576,59532,32076],"class_list":["post-2464434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-arrests","tag-house-oversight","tag-obama-2016-election","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/DonaldsLuna.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2464434"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2464438,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2464434\/revisions\/2464438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2464435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2464434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2464434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2464434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}