GO TULSI GO

Tulsi Gabbard unleashes fury at Obama over his 'failure' to squash 'treasonous' Russian conspiracy

 

By Will Potter 

 

Daily Mail

Jul 27, 2025

 

Tulsi Gabbard shot back at former President Barack Obama over his 'absolute failure' to stop intelligence reports allegedly implicating Donald Trump 's 2016 campaign with Russian collusion this week 

 

Tulsi Gabbard shot back at former President Barack Obama over his 'absolute failure' to stop intelligence reports implicating Donald Trump's 2016 campaign with Russian collusion. 

The Director of National Intelligence laid into Obama on an appearance on Fox & Friends on Saturday, accusing him of 'treasonous conspiracy.' 

Gabbard cited allegations she made last week accusing Obama's White House of pushing a 'hoax' that Trump's 2016 campaign was propped up by the Kremlin. 

Trump also accused Obama of treason, while the 44th president issued a statement denying all the allegations lodged against him. 

'The complicity, the deflection, and the silence of politicians, of the mainstream media, and of those directly implicated into this speaks volumes,' Gabbard said on Saturday. 

The former Democrat-turned-Republican also responded to a blistering comeback from Obama over her claims, in which Obama said Gabbard was making 'bizarre allegations' that are a 'weak attempt at distraction' from the Epstein files. 

Gabbard countered: 'President Obama’s very carefully worded response that came from his office, again, deflects away from addressing any of the truth that was revealed. 

'They would have to admit and actually address the details of their complicity in this or their absolute failure in conducting the most basic responsibilities of, again, asking, where is this intelligence coming from?' 

 

 

Gabbard cited allegations she made last week accusing Obama's White House of pushing a 'hoax' that Trump's 2016 campaign was propped up by the Kremlin

 

Gabbard made the remarks a day after she sent a criminal referral against Obama to Attorney General Pam Bondi, alleging he 'manufactured and politicized intelligence' to create a narrative implicating Trump with Russia. 

In an X post about her criminal referral, Gabbard said: 'Their goal was to usurp President Trump and subvert the will of the American people. 

'No matter how powerful, every person involved in this conspiracy must be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. The integrity of our democratic republic depends on it. 

'We are turning over all documents to the DOJ for criminal referral.' 

Gabbard's rebuke of Obama comes after the former president issued a rare statement to condemn Trump's wild allegations of 'treason.' 

'Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,' an Obama spokesperson said. 

'But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.' 

The former president's spokesman then turned to Gabbard's report, saying: 'Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. 

'These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio.'

That last lined needled Trump's secretary of state and national security advisor, who was seated next to the president during his extended discourse on Obama and his team.

Trump and Obama have a fraught relationship, although they were spotted chatting in what appeared to be amiable fashion at Jimmy Carter's funeral in January. Trump rode 'birther' conspiracies about Obama to influence in his first successful run for president.

The pushback from Obama's team came after Trump issued an extraordinary call Tuesday to investigate the ex-president – saying he had been caught 'cold' and accusing his predecessor of 'treason.'

Trump issued his stunning series of attacks on the two-term Democratic president shortly after being asked yet another question about Jeffrey Epstein - the scandal that Obama appeared to be implying that Trump was trying to 'distract' from. 

Trump has since threatened to prosecute Obama, saying this week that Attorney General Pam Bondi should 'act' on the matter – while also indicating it was at her discretion.

'We have a very competent, very good, very loyal to our country person in Pam Bondi – very respected. And she – it's going to be her decision,' Trump said.

But over the weekend, Trump admitted his own Supreme Court victory granting 'presidential immunity' means it's unlikely Obama will be charged with treason over his handling of the 'Russia hoax.' 

Even if Obama were to be in trouble, the Supreme Court ruled in a monumental 2024 decision that the President of the United States has immunity from prosecution for official acts in office, in a case argued by lawyers on Trump's behalf. 

Trump was asked if 'presidential immunity' would apply to Obama before his trip to Scotland on Friday and the president didn't deny it, going as far as to say he'd done his predecessor a favor. 

'He has done criminal acts, no question about it. But he has immunity and it probably helps him a lot. He owes me big. Obama owes me big,' Trump said.

The ex-president's team argued in late 2023 that Trump, and any president, must have absolute immunity from prosecution over actions taken while in office or it could impair important decision-making.