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Trump accuses Obama of being behind a conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 elections by associating his campaign with Russia. The accusation comes at a time when the president is under pressure due to his association with pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Donald Trump came to attack against his predecessor, Barack Obama, accusing him of “betrayal” for allegedly having orchestrated a plan to false to Russia falsely during the 2016 presidential elections.
Speaking from the oval room this Tuesday, Trump said Obama led a “treacherous conspiracy”To undermine your campaign, although you have not presented any proof that supports these accusations.
“It’s there, he’s guilty. This was betrayal,” Trump said, referring to the recent comments of his secret chief, Tulsi Gabbard. Gabbard disqualified documents that, according to her, reveal a coordinated effort of Obama Administration responsible to interfere with the 2016 election.
Trump has a long history of attacks on Obama, having promoted, in 2011, the false theory that he had not been born in the US.
Several Democrats and former advisers of Obama rejected these allegations, considering them false and politically motivated. Obama’s spokesman Patrick Rodenbush ranked Trump’s accusations as “bizarre” and added: “Nothing in the document released last week calls into question the widely accepted conclusion that Russia sought to influence the 2016 presidential electionsunable to manipulate the votes. ”
Congressman Jim Himes said the accusations are “a lie,” Senate bipartisan investigationled by the current Secretary of State Marco Rubio, concluded that there was no evidence of politicization in the performance of secret services in 2016.
The evaluation made by the US information community in 2017 concluded that Russia, through online disinformation campaigns and cybers, sought Harm Hillary Clinton’s campaign and favor Trump.
Gabbard’s accusations against Obama also contradict several reportsincluding a recent CIA review, which confirmed the credibility of the 2017 evaluation of Russian interference.
Trump’s renewed focus on Obama comes at a time when the president is under increasing pressure from his conservative base to release more information about Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire who died in prison in 2019 while waiting for trial for heading a minor sex trafficking network. The growing evidence of Proximity between Trump and Epstein They have led the base the base to turn against their own leader.
When asked about Epstein, Trump diverted the theme to Obama: “The hunt for witches they should talk about is that they caught the completely in false president… It’s time to go after these people.” Trump also accused Obama and his employees of trying “lead a coup d’etat”, Suggesting that you can move forward with legal action.
