Rep. Jim Himes, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said accusations made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about the Obama administration are "a lie." "Now what Tulsi is doing--it's a little sleight of hand,

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claimed there was evidence to prosecute former President Barack Obama for his administration’s intelligence assessment of Russia’s 2016 election interference.

Tulsi Gabbard, in her capacity as Director of National Intelligence, has made serious allegations against the Obama administration, claiming that officials manipulated intelligence to sway public perception during the 2016 election cycle.

Tulsi Gabbard claimed on "Hannity" on Friday that Barack Obama and his national security team manufactured the Russia hoax to "subvert the American people's will" in the 2016 election.

The top US intelligence official declassified an email trove purporting to expose a Democratic conspiracy to cast doubt on Donald Trump’s 2016 election win, just as his team seeks to defuse criticism over its handling of files linked to financier Jeffrey Epstein.