Former Obama aides say they have to balance unnecessarily giving oxygen to unfounded Trump administration claims and allowing them to balloon unchecked.

Gabbard claimed on X that Obama had ordered the Intelligence Committee to produce an assessment that “they knew was false, promoting a contrived narrative, with the intent of undermining the legitimacy and power of a duly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump.”

Director of National Security Tulsi Gabbard claimed Thursday that former President Barack Obama carried out a “treasonous conspiracy” because he obstructed the “peaceful transition of power” and attempted to “delegitimize President Trump’s election.