Barack Obama Dispatches Spox To Fire Back At Trump’s Russiagate Treason Allegations

Former President Barack Obama’s spokesperson responded on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s administration’s allegations that Obama took part in a plot to subvert Trump’s 2016 victory.

At a Tuesday Oval Office press conference, Trump called for his Department of Justice (DOJ) to target Obama based on the allegations, accusing the former president of being “guilty” of “treason.” Obama’s spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush wrote that Trump’s White House was spewing “outrageous” assertions.

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“Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,” Rodenbush wrote. “But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.”

“Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes,” he added. “These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio.”

Trump’s comments followed Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard releasing a declassified file