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President Donald Trump has stirred controversy once again by accusing former President Barack Obama of treason in the Oval Office, without providing evidence. Trump claimed Obama attempted to rig the 2016 election, following his social media post of an AI-generated video depicting Obama's arrest. The President insisted the events involved were unprecedented and demanded severe consequences.

 

A representative for Obama rejected the allegations, labelling them "ridiculous" and a diversion tactic. Despite typically ignoring such claims, they emphasised that the accusations warranted a response due to their outrageous nature. They further noted that an earlier report by the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmed Russian attempts to influence the 2016 election, but without successfully manipulating votes.

 

Trump’s remarks came after a criminal referral related to the Obama administration was submitted by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to the Department of Justice. In addressing the referral, Obama’s spokesperson highlighted the universality of the findings regarding Russia's influence efforts and reiterated their validation by bipartisan investigations.

 

Amidst these accusations, Trump diverted attention from queries about Deputy Attorney Todd Blanche's meeting with Ghislaine Maxwell, associating the situation with Obama. Referring to the former president as the "leader of the gang," Trump alleged that attempts were made to steal the election and conceal its integrity through unprecedented means.

 

The AI-manipulated video, shared over the weekend on TikTok and quickly reposted by Trump, falsely depicted Obama's theatrical arrest in the White House. Critics argue these narratives serve as a distraction from demands for transparency related to the Epstein files, as Trump’s administration faces increasing scrutiny on the issue.

 

As the controversy unfolds, the public and political figures alike remain divided, with ongoing debates about the propriety and consequences of such accusations in the political arena. The complexities surrounding election security, misinformation, and presidential conduct continue to dominate conversations across the nation.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from ABC News 2025-07-23

 

 

No one is above the law.

Russia, Russia, Russia. A more detailed look at this rather than the deflection line taken in the article.

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration knew before and after the 2016 election that Russia did not affect the vote’s outcome through cyberattacks, according to a bombshell document released by the Trump administration Friday.

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard made public more than 100 pages of emails, memos and other records cataloguing what she called Obama officials’ “conspiracy to subvert President Trump’s 2016 victory.”

Both before and after Democrat Hillary Clinton’s loss, the US Intelligence Community assessed that Russia played no significant role influencing the election.

Among the documents was a Sept. 12, 2016, Intelligence Community Assessment that determined “foreign adversaries do not have and will probably not obtain the capabilities to successfully execute widespread and undetected cyber attacks” on election infrastructure.

On Dec. 7, 2016, then-DNI James Clapper’s office also concluded: “Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the US Presidential election outcome” and “We have no evidence of cyber manipulation of election infrastructure intended to alter results.”

Other findings, prepared the following day for Obama’s Presidential Daily Brief, only pointed to the “likely” hacking of an Illinois voter registration database that did not affect the electoral count and was “unsuccessfully attempted” in other states.

“Criminal activity also failed to reach the scale and sophistication necessary to change election outcomes,” the draft of the brief stated.

But those findings were suppressed after the FBI — led by Director James Comey — said it was going to “dissent” from the draft’s conclusions “based on some new guidance.”

Clapper then spearheaded an alternative intelligence report claiming the Kremlin orchestrated hackings of Democratic National Committee emails, thousands of which were later posted online by Wikileaks, and intervened in the presidential contest in favor of Trump.

https://nypost.com/2025/07/18/us-news/obama-admin-assessed-russia-played-no-role-in-2016-election-declassified-documents-show/

Trump is desperate.

The Epstein thing is seriously hurting him and it is not and will not go away.

He's on a diversion program on steroids to try to steer the public's attention on ANYTHING else.

 

 

26 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Trump is desperate.

The Epstein thing is seriously hurting him and it is not and will not go away.

He's on a diversion program on steroids to try to steer the public's attention on ANYTHING else.

 

 

Did Obama help push the false Russia, Russia, Russia, narrative?  Yes or No?

It’s called ‘projection’.

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

It’s called ‘projection’.

Was the Steele dossier accurate? Or was it debunked? 

 

Manufacturing a new intelligence assessment to show the opposite of the previous assessment. If this is proven to be the case it's a huge story. For anyone on here simply to parrot the line of "diversion" coming from the Democrats is simplistic in light of the declassified documents that have come out with more to come this week.

13 minutes ago, TedG said:

Did Obama help put the false Russia, Russia, Russia, narrative?  Yes or No?

"Help" may not be correct if what is coming out is proven to be the case. If it is then "help" becomes "manufactured".

13 minutes ago, TedG said:

Was the Steele dossier accurate? Or was it debunked? 

Debunked and discredited before the second assessment but still used as a source.

12 minutes ago, TedG said:

Was the Steele dossier accurate? Or was it debunked? 

Many parts of the Steele dossier were correct, some parts not proven other parts still open for questions.

 

It was neither correct or false in it’s entirety and never claimed to be so,

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Debunked and discredited before the second assessment but still used as a source.

I feel like reminding the left how they acted after Trump won. 

 

 

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

Many parts of the Steele dossier were correct, some parts not proven other parts still open for questions.

 

It was neither correct or false in it’s entirety and never claimed to be so,

The Steele dossier was used to target Carter Page. 

2 minutes ago, TedG said:

I feel like reminding the left how they acted after Trump won. 

 

 

Yep and the attacks have continued for 10 years. 

37 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Trump is desperate.

The Epstein thing is seriously hurting him and it is not and will not go away.

He's on a diversion program on steroids to try to steer the public's attention on ANYTHING else.

 

 

Exactly, but the Maga minions go for it, it's just amazing.............MAGA=sheep.

Just now, grumpyoldman said:

Exactly, but the Maga minions go for it, it's just amazing.............MAGA=sheep.

The Epstein thing is not serious.   

The Office of President Obama has responded to Trump’s allegations;

 

 

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

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.”

 

Trump’s supporters, both foreign and domestic, might want to take up their grievance with ‘Marco Rubio’.

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/22/trump-epstein-mike-johnson-congress-vote-politics-latest-updates

8 minutes ago, TedG said:

The Steele dossier was used to target Carter Page. 

The useful idiot Carter Page.

1 minute ago, grumpyoldman said:

Exactly, but the Maga minions go for it, it's just amazing.............MAGA=sheep.

Stop deflecting away from the topic. This is a huge story where a President who has lost the election is accused of manufacturing a bogus intelligence report when he was the lame duck to discredit the legitimacy of an election, the newly elected President and the will of the people.

2 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The Office of President Obama has responded to Trump’s allegations;

 

 

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

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.”

 

Trump’s supporters, both foreign and domestic, might want to take up their grievance with ‘Marco Rubio’.

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/22/trump-epstein-mike-johnson-congress-vote-politics-latest-updates

 

Did Russia hack the election?  

 

 

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The useful idiot Carter Page.

Should the FBI have gone after him? 

 

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/ig-footnotes-serious-problems-dossier-sources-didn-t-stop-fbi-s-page-surveillance

 

 

5 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The Office of President Obama has responded to Trump’s allegations;

 

 

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

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.”

 

Trump’s supporters, both foreign and domestic, might want to take up their grievance with ‘Marco Rubio’.

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/jul/22/trump-epstein-mike-johnson-congress-vote-politics-latest-updates

US will retaliate against Russia over election hacking, vows Barack Obama – audio

 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/dec/16/us-will-retaliate-against-russia-over-election-hacking-vows-barack-obama-audio

12 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Yep and the attacks have continued for 10 years. 

 

It's all on video.  They can't backtrack now. 

3 minutes ago, TedG said:

Should the FBI have gone after him? 

 

https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/ig-footnotes-serious-problems-dossier-sources-didn-t-stop-fbi-s-page-surveillance

 

 

He was by his own admission in regular contact with Russian intelligence personnel while having no official role that would justify such meetings.

 

So yes he definitely deserved close scrutiny.

Just now, Chomper Higgot said:

He was by his own admission in regular contact with Russian intelligence personnel while having no official role that would justify such meetings.

 

So yes he definitely deserved close scrutiny.

Did you look at the link?

3 minutes ago, TedG said:

 

It's all on video.  They can't backtrack now. 

Is that an AI video?

 

Does the use of AI videos by a sitting U.S. President give you any cause for concern?

 

1 minute ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Is that an AI video?

 

Does the use of AI videos by a sitting U.S. President give you any cause for concern?

 

Will you admit that the dems and the press over did it on Russian collusion?  

Even the Rosenbergs were not indicted for Treason.

 

Trump’s allegation is ludicrous, while his use of an AI video cause to question the state of his mind.

 

Just more dead cat distraction from Trump.

 

8 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Even the Rosenbergs were not indicted for Treason.

 

Trump’s allegation is ludicrous, while his use of an AI video cause to question the state of his mind.

 

Just more dead cat distraction from Trump.

 

Let's see if the DOJ and the FBI consider this "dead cat distraction from Trump". As for the Rosenbergs what an absurd comparison. They were executed.