Newly declassified documents suggest senior Obama administration officials, and possibly former President Barack Obama himself, manipulated intelligence findings to support the discredited narrative that President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign welcomed the backing of the Russian government.

The records pointing to deception by the Obama administration, released by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Friday, allege the Obama White House played a direct role in steering the intelligence community toward conclusions that exaggerated Russian election interference during the 2016 race. The disclosures have triggered renewed scrutiny of the origins of the “Russiagate” investigation and raise fresh questions about the key players who appear to have misled the public to undermine Trump and aid former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.