Justice Department Receives Criminal Referral Tied to Obama Administration
In recent developments, the Justice Department has gained access to what has been described as a “rebellious conspiracy,” along with a criminal referral from the Director of National Intelligence. The documents, released on Friday by Tulsi Gabbard, indicate that officials from the Obama administration took steps that might undermine President Trump’s victory in 2016.
These records, which span over 100 pages, detail efforts by national security officials during the final week of Obama’s presidency to produce misleading information regarding Russia’s influence campaign aimed at American voters.
Gabbard expressed her view on social media, asserting, “Their goal was to take President Trump and overturn the will of the American people.” She insisted that all individuals involved in this alleged conspiracy should face investigation and prosecution to uphold the integrity of the democratic process.
“We are submitting all related documents to the DOJ for criminal referrals,” Gabbard warned.
A spokesperson from the DOJ refrained from commenting on the matter or confirming any receipt of the referrals. This story was initially highlighted by various outlets earlier this week.
In response to the report, Trump shared a video featuring a Democratic leader stating, “no one is above the law,” paired with an AI-generated clip of Obama purportedly being arrested while the song “YMCA” played in the background.
Gabbard’s documents revealed that members of the U.S. intelligence community saw no evidence supporting claims of cyber operations affecting election outcomes both before and after Clinton’s defeat in 2016. Notably, findings from December 7, 2016, informed that no such interference targeting electoral infrastructure could be corroborated.
Despite these assessments, they weren’t included in the President’s daily briefing following guidance from the FBI, which seemed to oppose then-Director James Clapper’s office.
On December 9, Obama met with key figures including Clapper, Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, and CIA Director John Brennan to discuss ongoing investigations into “Russian election interference” related to the contest between Trump and Clinton.
The administration later produced an Intelligence Evaluation asserting that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed an influence campaign aimed at the U.S. presidential election.
The evaluation concluded that Russia sought to weaken public confidence in the democratic process, disparage Clinton, and thereby aid Trump’s chances in the election.
This information partially relied on documents purportedly from former MI6 agent Christopher Steele, which contained allegations regarding Trump and supposed compromising situations in Moscow. Gabbard indicated that these were part of opposition research funded by the Clinton campaign.
In a recent interview, Gabbard remarked, “What President Obama and his national security team did effectively undermined the will of the American people and represented a long-standing coup against President Trump.”
Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.), who is the vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, dismissed the relevance of the declassified records, stating that a prior bipartisan Senate report found the Russian government engaged in broad-reaching actions against U.S. election infrastructure prior to the 2016 election.
Supporters of President Biden maintain that the actions taken by the Obama administration could lead to serious legal consequences for individuals involved, possibly extending to a decade in federal prison for violations related to conspiracy.
