Political controversy erupted on Friday, July 18, when Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a declassified report accusing former President Barack Obama and key figures in his administration of orchestrating a “treasonous conspiracy” to undermine Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory.

Tulsi Gabbard, in her capacity as Director of National Intelligence, has made serious allegations against the Obama administration, claiming that officials manipulated intelligence to sway public perception during the 2016 election cycle.

EXCLUSIVE: The Obama administration “manufactured and politicized intelligence" to create the narrative that Russia was attempting to influence the 2016 presidential election, despite information from the intelligence community stating otherwise,