Tulsi Gabbard calls for Obama to be prosecuted over 2016 election claims

18/07/2025 21:41 The Guardian

Trump intelligence chief accuses ex-president and others of ‘treasonous conspiracy’ for alleging Russian interferenceUS politics – follow liveTulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has called for Barack Obama and former senior US national security officials to be prosecuted after accusing them of a “treasonous conspiracy” intended to show that Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential election win was due to Russian interference.She said Obama and senior officials in his administration had “[laid] the groundwork for … a years-long coup” against Trump after his victory over Hillary Clinton by “manufacturing intelligence” to suggest that Russia had tried to influence the election. That included using a dossier prepared by a British intelligence analyst, Christopher Steele, that they knew to be unreliable, Gabbard claimed. Continue reading...

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18/07/2025 23:14 The Guardian

First Australian tanks handed over to Ukrainian army

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18/07/2025 19:37 The Guardian

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18/07/2025 18:01 The Guardian

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18/07/2025 17:13 The Guardian

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