During Trump’s first term, the Russian collusion investigation dominated the cycle.
Eventually, the investigation was ended, with no charges being filed, not to mention the John Durham special counsel investigation, which found that the FBI should have never opened the investigation in the first place.
Now, DNI Tulsi Gabbard has announced that the entire investigation was created by officials in the Obama administration, with possible criminal referrals being made.
John Durham took his time in this investigation, and his results were released far too late to politically help Trump, but I think that actually worked in Trump’s favor based on his results.
In part, the report stated, “Based on the review of Crossfire Hurricane and related intelligence activities, we conclude that the Department and the FBI failed to uphold their important mission of strict fidelity to the law in connection with certain events and activities described in this report.”
After the full report was published, the FBI responded, “Had those reforms been in place in 2016, the missteps identified in the report could have been prevented. This report reinforces the importance of ensuring the FBI continues to do its work with the rigor, objectivity, and professionalism the American people deserve and rightly expect.”
While the Mueller investigation found that there was no collusion, there were about three dozen charges filed against various Trump associates. There was also no proof that any efforts on the Russians' part swayed the election, contrary to what Democrats were saying at the time.
Friday was a big day, but not exactly unexpected considering the heat the administration was taking over the lack of transparency on the Epstein files.
Gabbard announced that she had proof that the Obama administration had crafted the entire narrative to try to block Trump in the 2016 election.
She claimed she had “overwhelming evidence” against administration officials.
This so-called “plot” included many high-ranking Obama officials.
Gabbard claimed, "It lays out, these over 100 documents that you're referencing, that I declassified and released, spells out in great detail exactly what happens when you have some of the most powerful people in our country directly leading at the helm, President Obama and his senior-most national security cabinet, James Comey, John Brennan, James Clapper, and Susan Rice and others, essentially making a very intentional decision to create this manufactured, politicized piece of intelligence with the objective of subverting the will of the American people.”
She continued, "The years-long Mueller investigation that cost taxpayers almost $40 million to congressional impeachments, endless smears and attacks against not only President Trump, but his family. He had senior members of his team who were investigated, some arrested and jailed.
“We had heightened and increased tensions between the United States and Russia. The list goes on and on about the consequences of President Obama and his senior cabinet members politicizing intelligence.”
Gabbard is now calling for a full investigation as well as a possible criminal referral, which could go all the way to the top, meaning Barack Obama. If Gabbard is right, this could topple the Democrat Party.