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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to launch a grand jury investigation into allegations that officials in former President Barack Obama's administration fabricated intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
The investigation was sparked by a plea from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who last month declassified documents she claimed concealed a “treasonous plot” to falsely link then-candidate Donald Trump to Moscow. Gabbard threatened to prosecute Obama administration officials.
A Justice Department panel was recently formed to evaluate Gabbard's claims that intelligence agencies are being "weaponized."
Fox News first reported that Bondi had directed an unnamed federal prosecutor to initiate the lawsuit, and the prosecutor is expected to present the department's evidence to a grand jury that could consider filing charges. A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
D. Trump, who defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016, has accused Barack Obama of treason, claiming — without evidence — that the Democrat led a coordinated effort to undermine his campaign.
A 2017 intelligence report concluded that Russia tried to influence the 2016 election in favor of Donald Trump, but found no evidence that the vote was changed.
Obama's press secretary dismissed the allegations as "bizarre" and "ridiculous." -0-
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