Obama has operated from the shadows for some time. But now he’s been thrust into the spotlight.
And Barack Obama broke his silence after horrifying allegations surfaced.
Obama Rejects Trump’s Russiagate Claims as “Bizarre”
On July 22, 2025, former President Barack Obama, through spokesman Patrick Rodenbush, dismissed President Donald Trump’s allegations that he orchestrated the Trump-Russia collusion narrative, known as Russiagate, as “bizarre” and a “weak attempt at distraction.”
Trump claimed Obama was the “ringleader” behind efforts to manufacture intelligence linking his 2016 campaign to Russia, calling for a criminal investigation. Rodenbush responded, “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. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one.”
He cited a 2020 bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee report, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio, affirming Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 election without manipulating votes.
Declassified Documents Fuel Debate Over 2016 Election Probes
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently declassified documents alleging that Obama and senior officials, including James Clapper, John Brennan, Susan Rice, John Kerry, Loretta Lynch, and Andrew McCabe, laid the groundwork for the Trump-Russia probe by politicizing intelligence.
Gabbard’s criminal referral to the Department of Justice, filed on July 21, 2025, claims these officials pushed a false narrative despite contradictory intelligence community findings.
Trump, in an Oval Office meeting, singled out Obama, stating, “It was President Obama. It was lots of people all over the place,” and linked the effort to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, which funded the discredited Steele dossier through Perkins Coie.
The dossier, dismissed as “internet rumor” by some intelligence officials, underpinned FISA warrants against Trump aide Carter Page.
Special Counsel John Durham’s investigation later found the FBI ignored warnings of Clinton-led manipulation, raising concerns about Obama-era oversight.
Investigations Highlight Ongoing Political Tensions
The controversy draws from 2016 CIA notes by John Brennan, obtained by Fox News in 2020, alleging a Clinton campaign advisor proposed “vilifying” Trump with Russian interference claims.
These notes, forwarded to FBI Director James Comey and agent Peter Strzok under the “Crossfire Hurricane” investigation, led to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, which found no evidence of Trump-Russia collusion by March 2019.
Current FBI Director Kash Patel has launched criminal investigations into Comey and Brennan, intensifying scrutiny of Obama-era actions.
Trump’s claims also implicate Clinton, whose campaign spent $12 million on the Steele dossier, a document later admitted to be largely fabricated.
