The U.S. intelligence community in 2017 said Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election and sought to hurt Clinton while trying to help Trump.

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.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard provided documents to the Justice Department seeking a criminal investigation into Obama officials stemming from their assessment of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama was the "ringleader" of Russiagate, calling for him to be criminally investigated.

The office of U.S. Democratic former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a document issued last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not undercut the conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.

Donald Trump has accused former president Barack Obama of orchestrating a 'coup' and conspiring against him in 2016. The allegation was amplified by Trump sharing a viral AI-generated video depicting Obama in jail.

Former Obama administration officials named in new revelations surrounding the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation have been silent amid allegations they "manufactured" intelligence that led to the opening of the yearslong probe.

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard is making waves after calling for former President Barack Obama and several senior national security officials from his administration to face prosecution,