Newly released report exposes how Obama and Brennan allegedly manipulated intelligence to create a narrative that Putin helped Trump win despite contrary evidence

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Former President Barack Obama is maintaining that Russia attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, after intelligence officials declassified documents that shed light on actions

Gabbard declassified a 2017 House report targeting Obama and intelligence officials over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said: "There's a lot of allegations on the table—our job is go and follow each of those trails and to find out the truth."

The director of national intelligence intensified attacks on assessments about Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard contends declassified documents show that former President Barack Obama engaged in the plot to create the lie that President Donald Trump had conspired with Russia to steal the 2016 presidential election.

A newly declassified House Intelligence Committee report challenges the 2016 US Intelligence Community Assessment that claimed Russia favored Donald Trump in the presidential election.

A declassified Congressional report finds a single biased source, Christopher Steele, was used for critical intelligence analysis.

In July 2025, a claim circulated online that U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced declassified documents indicating former U.S. president Barack Obama authorized an assassination attempt on U.S. President Donald Trump just before he assumed office the first time in 2016.