{"id":1939,"date":"2025-07-22T17:27:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=1939"},"modified":"2025-07-22T17:27:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T17:27:18","slug":"trump-calls-for-doj-to-prosecute-obama-over-2016-russia-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=1939","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP CALLS FOR DOJ TO PROSECUTE OBAMA OVER 2016 RUSSIA PROBE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>President Donald Trump called on the Department of Justice Tuesday to pursue criminal charges against former President Barack Obama, alleging he orchestrated a 2016 intelligence assessment that claimed Russian interference aimed to help Trump win the presidency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump referred to recently aired claims involving declassified documents released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. He described Obama\u2019s alleged involvement as \u201ccriminal at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt would be President Obama \u2014 he started it,\u201d Trump said. He also implicated President Joe Biden, former FBI Director James Comey, former CIA Director John Brennan, and other top officials, calling their actions \u201ctreason\u201d and part of an effort to \u201csteal the election.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Justice Department has not commented on Trump\u2019s remarks. The original intelligence assessment concluded in early 2017 that Russia interfered in the election to sow discord and help Trump, a finding affirmed by multiple intelligence agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump called on the Department of Justice Tuesday to pursue criminal charges against former President Barack Obama, alleging he orchestrated a 2016 intelligence assessment that claimed Russian interference aimed to help Trump win the presidency. 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