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Trump admin leans into unsubstantiated claims Obama committed ‘treason’

President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for Republican members of Congress in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington, DC [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo]

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has again pushed unsubstantiated claims that former President Barack Obama committed treason by falsely tying him to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 election.

Speaking at the White House on Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said that Obama and key allies had misled the public and manipulated intelligence to undermine Trump.

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