{"id":2465907,"date":"2025-07-23T19:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-obama-role-in-russia-hoax\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T19:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T23:04:15","slug":"gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-obama-role-in-russia-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-obama-role-in-russia-hoax\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabbard: We&#8217;ve Asked DOJ To Investigate Obama Role In Russia Hoax"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fgabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-obama-role-in-russia-hoax%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=2465907&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>Tulsi Gabbard announced that she has referred, and will continue to refer, recently declassified documents revealing former President Barack Obama&#8217;s involvement in what she calls the &#8220;Russia collusion hoax&#8221; to the department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI for investigation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jussie-smollett-special-prosecutor-referring-kim-foxx-to-illinois-attorney-registration-for-ethic-violations-false-statements\/\" title=\"Jussie Smollett Special Prosecutor Referring Kim Foxx To Illinois Attorney Registration For Ethic Violations, False Statements\">potential criminal conduct<\/a>.the documents include a 2020 House report indicating that Obama governance officials ignored intelligence contradicting the narrative that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to benefit Donald Trump. Gabbard claims evidence points to Obama leading the creation of manufactured intelligence to support this narrative, which she describes as a yearslong treasonous conspiracy aimed at undermining Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>During a White House press briefing, Gabbard stated that Obama &#8220;may be implicated in criminal conduct,&#8221; but she deferred any formal legal judgment to the DOJ. In response, the DOJ announced the formation of a Strike Force to review the evidence disclosed by Gabbard and consider next legal steps. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump accused Obama of treason, which was met with a rebuttal from Obama&#8217;s spokesperson calling the allegations &#8220;bizarre&#8221; and &#8220;ridiculous.&#8221; The situation remains under investigation as the DOJ works with Gabbard to seek accountability.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z0C7H3biiYg\">The White House \/ Youtube <\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/23\/gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-criminal-implications-of-obamas-role-in-russia-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Gabbard:%20We%E2%80%99ve%20Asked%20DOJ%20To%20Investigate%20%E2%80%98Criminal%20Implications%E2%80%99%20Of%20Obama%E2%80%99s%20Role%20In%20Russia%20Hoax&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/23\/gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-criminal-implications-of-obamas-role-in-russia-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Gabbard:%20We%E2%80%99ve%20Asked%20DOJ%20To%20Investigate%20%E2%80%98Criminal%20Implications%E2%80%99%20Of%20Obama%E2%80%99s%20Role%20In%20Russia%20Hoax&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/23\/gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-criminal-implications-of-obamas-role-in-russia-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/23\/gabbard-weve-asked-doj-to-investigate-criminal-implications-of-obamas-role-in-russia-hoax\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Gabbard:%20We%E2%80%99ve%20Asked%20DOJ%20To%20Investigate%20%E2%80%98Criminal%20Implications%E2%80%99%20Of%20Obama%E2%80%99s%20Role%20In%20Russia%20Hoax&amp;body=\" when you look at the intent behind creating a fake manufactured intelligence document... can only be described as years long cue and treasonous conspiracy against american people our republic an attempt to undermine president trump administration she said. target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday she has referred &ldquo;and will continue to refer&rdquo; recently released documents exposing Obama&rsquo;s role in the Russia collusion hoax to the Department of Justice and the FBI for investigation into their &ldquo;criminal implications.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gabbard declassified a 2020 House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/files\/ODNI\/documents\/DIG\/DIG-Declassified-HPSCI-Report-Manufactured-Russia-Hoax-July2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report <\/a>on Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/23\/house-investigators-obama-officials-ignored-intel-contradicting-russia-collusion-narrative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shows<\/a>, in part, how Obama officials &ldquo;ignored&rdquo; intel information that did not align with the narrative Russia interfered in the 2016 election to help Trump. This comes days after Gabbard declassified an initial collection of documents showing how the Obama administration &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/obama-admin-manufactured-intelligence-create-2016-russian-election-interference-narrative-documents-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manufactured<\/a>&rdquo; intelligence behind the hoax. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1781070445\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During a Wednesday White House press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z0C7H3biiYg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">briefing<\/a>, Gabbard said Obama &ldquo;may be implicated in criminal conduct,&rdquo; journalist Emily Jashinsky reported. Jashinsky asked Gabbard whether &ldquo;any of this new information implicates former Obama in criminal behavior.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have referred and will continue to refer all of these documents to the [DOJ] and the FBI to investigate the criminal implications of this,&rdquo; Gabbard said. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For even former President Obama?&rdquo; Jashinsky followed up, to which Gabbard replied, &ldquo;Correct.&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\"> <span class=\"OtKvAonVvJfaAGP2q8JnwW1soxe3pUBcO0PSScgECQbM38TFwjId9W6yCtLi6xZB7RXkH5QdXrTh1uZNMyq2s504UN\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DNIGabbard?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DNIGabbard<\/a> tells me she believes Obama may be implicated in criminal conduct based on newly declassified information <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wfy2KcXLV2\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wfy2KcXLV2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Emily Jashinsky (@emilyjashinsky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilyjashinsky\/status\/1948085400498491458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The evidence that we found and that we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulsi-gabbard-refers-obama-to-doj-for-criminal-prosecution\/\" title=\"... refers ... to ... for criminal prosecution\">released directly point<\/a> to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment,&rdquo; Gabbard said. &ldquo;There are multiple pieces of evidence and intelligence that confirm that fact.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3liaPW17mDI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accused <\/a>Obama of &ldquo;treason&rdquo; in the Oval Office on Tuesday. A spokesman for Obama responded to Trump&rsquo;s statement, saying, &ldquo;These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and&nbsp;a weak attempt at distraction,&rdquo; NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/obama-pushes-back-trumps-outrageous-bizarre-treason-claim-rcna220393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When Gabbard was asked if she believes Obama is guilty of treason, she said, &ldquo;I am leaving the criminal charges to the [DOJ].&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am not an attorney, but &hellip; when you look at the intent behind creating a fake, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabbard-says-obama-admin-manufactured-intel-on-election-interference-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... says ... admin \u2018manufactured&#039; intel on election interference - Washington Examiner\">manufactured intelligence document<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >directly contradicts multiple assessments<\/a> that were created by the intelligence community,&rdquo; she added, &ldquo;the expressed intent and what followed afterward can only be described as a yearslong coup and a treasonous conspiracy against the American people, our republic, and an attempt to undermine President Trump&rsquo;s administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/doj-receives-gabbards-criminal-referral-bombshell-claims-obama-admin-manufactured-russian-collusion-hoax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Monday<\/a> that the DOJ &ldquo;receive[d] Gabbard&rsquo;s criminal referral&rdquo; regarding claims the &ldquo;Obama admin &lsquo;manufactured&rsquo; [the] Russian collusion hoax.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/justice-department-announces-formation-strike-force-assess-evidence-publicized-odni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> the creation of a Strike Force &ldquo;to assess the evidence publicized&rdquo; by Gabbard &ldquo;and investigate potential next legal steps which might stem from DNI Gabbard&rsquo;s disclosures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Department of Justice is proud to work with my friend Director Gabbard and we are grateful for her partnership in delivering accountability for the American people. We will investigate these troubling disclosures fully and leave no stone unturned to deliver justice,&rdquo; U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.  <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Abigail Nichols is a correspondent for The Federalist. She was previously the opinion editor for the University of South Florida&#8217;s student newspaper, The Oracle. She is now working as the business manager at the University of North Florida&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-downplay-motives-of-alien-charged-with-attacking-jews\/\" title=\"Media Downplay Motives Of Alien Charged With Attacking Jews\">student-run media outlet<\/a>, Spinnaker Media, while obtaining a Master&#8217;s Degree in Social work.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Abigail Nichols<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/abigailnichols\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Democrats<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/doj\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/immunity\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">immunity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/obama\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Obama<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/previous-president\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">previous president<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Republicans<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/russia-hoax\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Russia hoax<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/treason\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Treason<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/trump\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image Credit: The White House \/ YouTube | Share on Facebook, Twitter, Truth Social<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3849,"featured_media":2465908,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-23-153817.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45347,51130,5315,36160,52162],"class_list":["post-2465907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-doj-investigation","tag-gabbard-2","tag-obama","tag-political-controversy","tag-russia-hoax-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Screenshot-2025-07-23-153817.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465907","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\/3849"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465907"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465907\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465911,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465907\/revisions\/2465911"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2465908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}