Former President Barack Obama will be the subject of a Department of Justice investigation on claims that he was behind the effort to stage a Russia-connected “coup” against President Donald Trump shortly after the 2016 election, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday.

“I will continue to refer these documents to the FBI to investigate the criminal implications,” Gabbard told reporters during Wednesday afternoon’s press briefing, also commenting “correct” when she was asked if Obama would be investigated.

“The evidence that we have found and that we have released directly points to President Obama leading the manufacturing of this intelligence assessment,” said Gabbard. “There are multiple pieces of evidence and intelligence that confirm that fact.”

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