Gabbard’s comments come amid the declassification of a trove of documents from the U.S. intelligence community that claim the Obama administration politicized intelligence.

U.S. President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of "treason" on Tuesday, accusing him, without providing evidence, of leading an effort to falsely tie him to Russia and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt discusses former President Barack Obama’s alleged involvement in the 2016 ‘Russiagate hoax.’

This is truly one of the greatest scandals in American history," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday during a news briefing.

Donald Trump’s intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard ranted about a “coup” supposedly launched by Barack Obama at a White House briefing on Wednesday as the Trump administration returns to the “Russiagate” investigation as a lifeline for an embattled president.

The director of national intelligence called it the “most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history.”

Outnumbered' panel discusses whether former President Barack Obama should face consequences if he fabricated the Trump-Russia hoax.