The U.S. intelligence community in 2017 said Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election and sought to hurt Clinton while trying to help Trump.

The office of U.S. Democratic former President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a document issued last week by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence does not undercut the conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 U.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard provided documents to the Justice Department seeking a criminal investigation into Obama officials stemming from their assessment of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 election.

Trump, asked in the Oval Office about the Jeffrey Epstein case, quickly pivoted into an attack on Obama, Democrat Hillary Clinton and a probe into whether Russia interfered with the 2016 election.

President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of "treason" on Tuesday, blaming him, without providing evidence, for leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claimed over the weekend that there is enough evidence to prosecute Obama administration officials over their false 2016 election narrative tying President Donald Trump to Russia,

Former Obama administration officials named in new revelations surrounding the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation have been silent amid allegations they "manufactured" intelligence that led to the opening of the yearslong probe.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said: "There's a lot of allegations on the table—our job is go and follow each of those trails and to find out the truth."