‘It’s Time to Go After People’: Trump Vows to Start Prosecuting Obama for ‘Treason’
President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of former President Barack Obama and others, saying from the White House that it’s “time to go after people.”
In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump pivoted after a question on the “Epstein Files” to call for “severe consequences” for Obama and some of his former top officials over Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s claim of a “treasonous conspiracy” by the former administration.
Gabbard released a declassified report last week, claiming that Obama and his administration officials pushed concerns about Russian interference in the election in public while privately knowing it was not a major concern in the 2016 election. Gabbard, who also called for officials to be prosecuted, accused officials of trying to “usurp” Trump and American voters with the launch of a Russia-related election investigation.
“The intelligence community assessed — and this is what the documents detail — essentially Russia doesn’t have the tools, the capability, or the intent to try to change the outcome of the US presidential election,” she told Fox News on Saturday.
Gabbard said she referred her information to the Department of Justice.
Gabbard’s accusations have been met with major skepticism by numerous critics, with some accusing the administration of pushing the claims to distract from MAGA fallout over the “Epstein Files.”
Trump, however, is completely sold, claiming Obama got “caught” while also misidentifying Hillary Clinton as the “ex-wife” of a president. She continues to be married to former President Bill Clinton.
Trump said:
The witch hunt that you should be talking about is they caught President Obama. What they did to this country in 2016, starting in 2016 but going up to 2020 of the election, they tried to rig the election and they got caught. There should be very severe consequences for that. When we caught Hillary Clinton, I said, you know what, let’s not go too far here. It’s the ex-wife of a president and I thought it was sort of terrible. I let her off the hook and I’m very happy I did. But it’s time to start — after what they did to me and whether it’s the right or wrong — it’s time to go after people. Obama has been caught directly.
The president also named former National Intelligence Director James Clapper, former President Joe Biden, and former CIA head John Brennan as part of the “gang” against him. Trump accused Obama, however, of being the “leader” and “guilty of treason.”
“This was treason. This was every word you can think of,” Trump said. “They tried to steal the election.”
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