President Donald Trump accused his predecessor, Barack Obama, of treason and called for his trial, citing a report that alleged officials in the Democratic administration had manipulated information about Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard sent criminal referrals to the Justice Department related to a report published on Friday that confirms that officials in the Obama administration were involved in...&"A conspiracy to betray"&"said, according to AFP"&AFP&"On Wednesday, Obama and his team fabricated intelligence about Russian interference in the presidential election."&"To lay the groundwork for a years-long coup against President Trump"&".

When asked by the Republican president about the individual to be investigated in connection with the Gabard report during a press conference with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in the White House, Trump said...&"Based on what I've read (...), it will be President Obama. He started it.&".

Trump also mentioned that former President Joe Biden, then Barack Obama's Vice President, former FBI Director James Comey, former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, and former CIA Director John Brennan were part of a conspiracy, describing Obama as&gang leader&"and the guilty one"&"through betrayal"&".

And Trump's opponents consider his recent statements to be an attempt to divert attention from the growing crisis surrounding his administration's failure to disclose documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case. The Obama administration described it as&"Ridiculous and a weak attempt to distract from the real issue."&".

Patrick Roodenbusch, the spokesman for Obama, said&"The document issued last week does not refute the conclusion that Russia attempted to influence the 2016 presidential election, but it does not confirm that Russia succeeded in manipulating any votes."&".

In 2020, a joint report by Republicans and Democrats issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by then-committee chair Marco Rubio (who now serves as the US Secretary of State), concluded that Trump's campaign sought to...&Maximize impact&"Leaked documents belonging to the Democratic Party were hacked by the Russian military intelligence, according to..."&AFP&".