In July 2025, a claim circulated online that U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced declassified documents indicating former U.S. president Barack Obama authorized an assassination attempt on U.S. President Donald Trump just before he assumed office the first time in 2016.

In a dramatic move, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has released a series of documents suggesting that the Obama administration may have politicized Russia intel about interference in the 2016 U.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard suggested that intelligence was weaponized by the Obama administration, but legacy media outlets didn’t take the bombshell seriously.

Gabbard made public more than 100 pages of records Friday that show efforts by Obama officials to whip up an alternative assessment about the “boldest yet” Russian influence campaign

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.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard reveals declassified documents allegedly showing Obama officials manufactured intelligence to undermine Trump, announcing criminal referrals to DOJ.

Dan Abrams systematically dismantled Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s bombastic new allegations against former President Barack Obama