National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard suggested that former President Barack Obama may face a Department of Justice criminal probe for his part in the Russia collusion scam, Breitbart reported. Gabbard called Obama's conduct "treasonous," though it may be difficult to prosecute.
Information has come to light about the scandal that plagued President Donald Trump during his 2016 presidential campaign. It appears the Obama administration ignored its own intelligence information that debunked claims that Russia meddled on Trump's behalf.
Instead, they doubled down on the assertion, likely in an attempt to undermine Trump even after he was elected. Now, Gabbard suggested she would hold the former president accountable at a White House briefing on Wednesday, just before the Justice Department did just that.
In earlier remarks, Gabbard called Obama's conduct "treasonous," though neither she nor Leavitt would commit to pursuing that charge. However, it's clear she's not about to let him or his administration off the hook on this matter.
Gabbard fielded a question from a Townhall reporter, Katie Pavlich, who asked if Obama's actions were criminal. "We have referred and will continue to refer all of these documents to the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate the criminal implications of this," Gabbard said.
"The evidence that we have found and that we have release directly point to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment. There are multiple pieces of evidence and intelligence that confirm that fact," Gabbard later asserted.
However, even if Gabbard has the smoking gun linking Obama to this behavior, it may be difficult to prosecute him. Last June, Trump won his election interference case before the Supreme Court by arguing he had presidential immunity, The Hill reported.
The court decided 6-3 that a sitting president indeed has sweeping immunity while in office. "At least with respect to the President’s exercise of his core constitutional powers, this immunity must be absolute," Chief Justice John Roberts said in his majority opinion.
Even with the possibility that Obama received presidential immunity, the Justice Department announced it had formed a "strike force" on Wednesday evening to investigate. It will examine the matter and determine the legal action that may be taken from there, according to Fox News.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the collaboration with Gabbard to get this done. "The Department of Justice is proud to work with my friend Director Gabbard, and we are grateful for her partnership in delivering accountability for the American people," Bondi said.
"We will investigate these troubling disclosures fully and leave no stone unturned to deliver justice," she added. The strike force, made up of prosecutors and investigators, is in charge of pursuing "the worst offenders engaged in fraudulent activities, including, chiefly, health care fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, money laundering offenses, false statements offenses."
This will add to a previous FBI investigation launched earlier this month against former CIA Director John Brennan for his role in the Russia collusion hoax. Current CIA Director John Ratcliffe decided to do this after a declassification of a 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on the matter implicated Brennan.
This scandal bogged down Trump during his campaign and into his first term, and it appears the Obama administration knew it was fake all along. Even if Obama is immune, these people must be punished for attempting to undermine the will of the American people with a phony scandal.
