{"id":2465947,"date":"2025-07-23T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/complete-rethinking-inbound-after-gabbards-revelations-on-2016-election-byron-york-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T20:25:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T00:25:27","slug":"complete-rethinking-inbound-after-gabbards-revelations-on-2016-election-byron-york-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/complete-rethinking-inbound-after-gabbards-revelations-on-2016-election-byron-york-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Complete rethinking\u2019 inbound after Gabbard\u2019s revelations on 2016 election: Byron York &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fcomplete-rethinking-inbound-after-gabbards-revelations-on-2016-election-byron-york-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=2465947&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>The Washington Examiner&#8217;s Byron York has forecasted a national &#8220;complete rethinking&#8221; regarding claims of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, following revelations made by National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard.At a recent White House briefing, Gabbard stated that she has referred former President Barack Obama and some of his aides to the Department of Justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alec-baldwin-deletes-twitter-account-as-legal-experts-call-his-abc-interview-a-mistake\/\" title=\"Alec Baldwin Deletes Twitter Account As Legal Experts Call His ABC Interview A \u2018Mistake\u2019\">potential criminal prosecution<\/a>.This referral is based on a declassified House Intelligence Committee report indicating that the U.S.<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >intelligence community found<\/a> no direct evidence that Russia intended to aid then-candidate Donald Trump in the 2016 election, despite claims that were pushed under Obama&#8217;s administration. York emphasized that the widespread accusation of Russian collusion, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-march-for-israel-washington-photos-of-the-week\/\" title=\"Lawmakers march for Israel: Washington Photos of the Week\">dominated political discourse<\/a> for years, was made without proof and was in fact false.The issue is expected to prompt reconsideration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-who-insisted-covid-health-care-was-racist-test-positive-for-confirmation-bias\/\" title=\"Progressives advocating that Covid healthcare was discriminatory now ... positive for confirmation bias\">long-held views<\/a> on the matter and encourage those who perpetuated these claims to reconsider their positions. Although Gabbard recommended prosecution, specific charges such as treason were not indicated. Former President Obama&#8217;s spokesperson dismissed recent accusations of treason as &#8220;outrageous.&#8221;  <\/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\">&lsquo;Complete rethinking&rsquo; inbound after Gabbard&rsquo;s revelations on 2016 election: Byron York<\/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_2180061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> Byron York predicted a national &ldquo;complete rethinking&rdquo; over claims that Russia interfered with the 2016 election after a White House press briefing Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479924\/gabbard-refers-obama-doj-prosecution-russia-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">she has referred former President Barack Obama<\/a> and some of his aides to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3480042\/authorities-arrest-elpidio-reyna-la-riots-throwing-rocks-officers\/\">Authorities arrest man suspected of throwing rocks at officers in viral video during LA riots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3480156\/bondi-told-trump-name-in-epstein-files\/\">Bondi told Trump in May that his name was in Epstein files: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3479953\/candace-owens-brigitte-macron-man-lawsuit\/\">Macrons file lawsuit against conservative commentator Candace Owens over claims French president&#8217;s wife is a man<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Earlier in the day, Gabbard shared a declassified House Intelligence Committee report, which found the United States intelligence community <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3479408\/declassified-house-intelligence-report-cia-no-evidence-putin-trump-2016-russiagate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">had no direct evidence Russia wanted to aid President Donald Trump<\/a> in the 2016 election despite it pushing the claim under Obama&rsquo;s direction.<\/p>\n<p>York, the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>chief political correspondent, told Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America Reports<\/em> he has covered this story since 2016, and said it is &ldquo;huge news&rdquo; that this claim was pushed despite there being &ldquo;no proof&rdquo; to back it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now that accusation went on to be repeated by Democrats and people in the media thousands and thousands and thousands of times. It basically formed the basis of our political conversation for months at a time, and now we learn that it was false,&rdquo; York said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3046250&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=8a1fbbf8a40075c5923dd82dc16053e2\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;Further, we learned that Barack Obama actually set this in motion. But this is going to, I think, cause a complete rethinking of much conventional wisdom about this. It&rsquo;s something that many of us who covered it have known for quite a long time, but this is indisputable evidence that their statements were false,&rdquo; York said.<\/p>\n<p>York also said there are &ldquo;a lot of people&rdquo; who repeated the claims Russia interfered with the 2016 election, and &ldquo;they might want to correct themselves.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3046278&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=0a83ef4b839c330483c3262672114c4a\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479290\/tulsi-gabbard-barack-obama-russiagate-2016-election-big-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TULSI GABBARD&rsquo;S BIG MOMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite Gabbard&rsquo;s recommendation to prosecute Obama, she did not recommend any specific charges, including treason. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3478503\/trump-obama-prosecution-treason-gop-blowback-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump backed prosecuting Obama Tuesday<\/a>, saying, &ldquo;He started it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Rodenbush, a spokesman for Obama, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3479063\/obama-responds-trump-treason-claims-russia-2016-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">rebuffed Trump&rsquo;s accusation of treason<\/a> as &ldquo;outrageous&rdquo; 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