Barack Obama has publicly rejected Donald Trump’s accusations that he attempted to orchestrate a coup following Trump’s election, labeling the claims as outrageous and ridiculous. Obama’s statement clarified that his office does not typically respond to misinformation, but deemed these allegations serious enough to warrant a rebuttal. The response also criticized an 11-page document from Tulsi Gabbard, which suggested a conspiracy among Obama’s national security team, stating that the claims do not undermine the conclusion that Russia influenced the 2016 election without manipulating votes.
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, the statement said. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.
The statement went on to criticize claims made in an 11-page document released last week by Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, who said she was passing evidence of what she claimed was a treasonous conspiracy among Obama national security officials to the justice department, recommending their prosecution.
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, it said.
These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio.
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