The Obama administration should be investigated for abuse of power to smear President Donald Trump, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday.
July 19 The Obama administration should be investigated for abuse of power to smear President Donald Trump in 2016, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard said on Friday.
Gabbard announced the release of files and a memo related to claims of Russia’s alleged attempt to disrupt the 2016 elections to help Trump win the presidency over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“There was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of government”, Gabbard said in a news release on Friday.
“Their goal was to subvert the will of the American people and enact what was essentially a years-long coup with the objective of trying to usurp the president from fulfilling the mandate bestowed upon him by the American people”, Gabbard said.
She accused the Obama administration of an “egregious abuse of power and blatant rejection of our Constitution” that “threatens the very foundation and integrity of our democratic republic.
