Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Trump dismisses U.S. military intelligence reporting on Iran missile capabilities — Trump dismissed U.S. military intelligence reporting on Iran's retained missile launcher capabilities as "fake news" from the New York Times, claiming the launchers were "probably 80% gone." He also stated that retrieving enriched uranium from Iran was unnecessary except "from a public relations standpoint" and characterized critical press coverage of his Iran policy as "treasonous."

Supporting reports

• Tulsi Gabbard accused Obama of "treasonous conspiracy" without evidence — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appeared on Fox News and accused former President Barack Obama and his administration of engaging in a "treasonous conspiracy" to "effectively launch a years-long coup" against Trump after the 2016 election. Gabbard claimed Obama officials manipulated intelligence to undermine Trump's victory and did not rule out criminal charges, though her claims contradict findings from a 2020 Senate investigation and a recent CIA review confirming Russian interference in 2016.
• DNI Gabbard released classified intelligence report alleging Obama administration officials committed treason in 2016 election interference investigation — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a declassified report on Russian interference in the 2016 election and referred findings to the Department of Justice, alleging that former President Barack Obama and senior officials engaged in a "treasonous conspiracy" to subvert the will of the American people. Gabbard claimed the Obama administration "politicized and weaponized" intelligence and laid groundwork for a "years-long coup" against Trump. She appeared on Fox News stating she has "evidence to be able to move forward to prosecute and indict those responsible." The referral prompted immediate calls from Republican lawmakers and media figures for criminal prosecution and indictments of Obama and other former officials.
• Democratic senators and intelligence officials disputed Gabbard's treason allegations — Democratic senators and intelligence community officials publicly rejected DNI Gabbard's allegations as false and without legal basis. Sen. Mark Warner stated the Senate Intelligence Committee unanimously concluded Russia interfered in 2016 and would have found any Obama conspiracy. Rep. Jim Himes called the claims "utter nonsense" and stated there is "absolutely none" legal basis to prosecute Obama. Former CNN editor Morten Overbye detailed how Gabbard misread intelligence briefs, noting Mueller's 2019 report and bipartisan Senate investigations confirmed Russian interference through GRU hacks, WikiLeaks, and troll farms reaching 126 million Americans. Cybersecurity expert Bryan Cunningham accused Gabbard of abusing her office by selectively releasing classified documents.
• Director of National Intelligence Gabbard released 2020 Republican House Intelligence Committee report challenging Russia-Trump preference conclusion — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released a report drafted in 2020 by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee intended to challenge the conclusion that Russia preferred Trump over Clinton in 2016. The newly released report did not substantively challenge the findings of U.S. intelligence agencies, the Mueller report, or the Senate Intelligence Committee on Russian preference for Trump, but instead repeated rumors about Clinton that Russian intelligence services had spread in 2016.
• Gabbard presented Russian intelligence allegations as fact during White House press conference — At a White House press conference, Director of National Intelligence Gabbard read material from the released report as if it were established fact, presenting allegations about former Secretary Clinton's alleged "psycho emotional problems," "uncontrolled fits of anger," and use of "heavy tranquilizers." Gabbard did not disclose that these allegations originated from Russia's Foreign Intelligence Services and were identified in the report as such. She also made other charges suggesting Clinton had broken the law, all sourced from Russian intelligence material.
• Director of National Intelligence Gabbard claimed Obama administration manufactured evidence against Trump campaign — On July 24, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claimed that officials in the Obama administration manufactured evidence in 2016 to suggest that Trump's campaign was connected to Russian operatives. The administration subsequently declassified documents it claimed proved the allegations. However, documents released on August 1 indicated that two emails purportedly supporting Gabbard's claims were instead most likely manufactured by Russian spies, directly contradicting the administration's narrative.