Grand Jury to Probe Obama-Era Russia Intel Allegations

Probe Follows Charges of Abuses in Intelligence
Another day, another January 6th-style hoax started by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, with the Justice Department yesterday revealing it has developed a strike force to investigate the claims. The 2016 Presidential election period saw her claim U.S. intelligence agencies were "weaponised". Gabbard even suggested she potentially send former Obama officials to the Justice Department for prosecution.

Bondi has reportedly directed a federal prosecutor to start presenting evidence to a grand jury. If they find enough evidence that can establish the elements of a criminal case, they could seek an indictment from a prosecutor. A Justice spokesperson declined to comment since it was an open matter.

"Wow, this is great news," said Trump in an announcement on Truth Social, "The TRUTH always wins out!" He has also repeatedly levelled the practically evidence-free charge that Barack Obama committed treason — an act of war punishable by death — in leading a conspiracy to use false claims that Trump conspired with Russia to destroy his campaign.

Political Fallout and Disputed Claims
The Huffington Post quoted a spokesman for Obama brushing off the allegations as "just plain sad and simply wrong" and a distracting shot at politics. Some of Gabbard's assertions have drawn fire from Democrats, who say that there is no evidence to support her claims and that they are politically motivated. Yet Gabbard argued that newly unsealed documents show a 2016 "treasonous conspiracy" by Obama administration officials.

The following month, the U.S. intelligence community published an assessment that found Russia had interfered in the 2016 presidential election. According to the report, hacking, disinformation and social media operations all targeted at causing harm to Hillary Clinton by aiding and giving a boost to Trump. But it said that there was no evidence to suggest that interference affected the poll result.

Moscow has denied trying to help Trump win the White House, and efforts to prove that Russia harmed U.S. electoral prospects have gone nowhere. Legal proceedings are expected to draw attention from lawmakers as the current investigation unfolds.