Gabbard says Obama administration ‘manufactured intelligence’ on 2016 election interference

Published July 20, 2025 12:17pm ET



Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, accused the Obama administration on Sunday of “manufacturing” intel on Russian election interference.

Gabbard, referencing documents that she recently declassified, vowed “indictments” for former Obama officials “for those who are responsible for trying to steal our democracy.”

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