US attorney orders grand jury probe against Obama officials – SABC News
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has reportedly ordered Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors to pursue a grand jury investigation into allegations that Obama administration officials manufactured intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
While the process does not mean charges are imminent, it does follow disputed allegations by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Tulsi Gabbard, alleging efforts by Obama officials to undermine President Donald Trump’s electoral victory against Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The DOJ action follows Gabbard’s claims of a “treasonous conspiracy” in 2016 by officials at the highest levels of the Obama administration, including Obama himself.
An earlier response from the former president’s office called the allegations bizarre, ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction, one amid a frenzied media focus on the release of the Epstein files and questions about President Trump’s relationship with a man accused of sex trafficking before he died by suicide, awaiting trial.
In response to the Gabbard allegations, Bondi earlier announced that she was creating a strike force to assess the information in lieu of any possible criminal charges.