Trump accuses Obama of treason in escalation of attacks on Russia's 2016 investigation

A Obama spokesman denounced Trump's claims, saying that “these strange accusations are ridiculous and a poor attempt at distraction”.

While Trump has often attacked Obama by name, the republican president, since his return to office in January, has not gone so far, accusing his Democrat predecessor of criminal acts.

During statements at the Ovale Office, Trump stopped in comments by his intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard on Friday, in which she threatened to refer administration officials Obama to the Department of Justice for Criminal Investigation concerning an intelligence assessment of Russian intervention in the 2016 elections, writes. Reuters, broadcast Periscope.

She declassified the documents and said the information she was publishing showed a “co-ordinated traitor” in 2016 by senior administration officials Obama to undermine Trump, claims that the Democrats called false and politically motivated.

It's right there, he's guilty. This was treason”, Trump said on Tuesday, though he offered no evidence for his claims. “They tried to steal elections, tried to obscure the elections. They did things no one had ever imagined, even in other places”, Trump said. /Periscope/