I wrote Monday about the deafening silence from former President Barack Obama and his minions in his intelligence circle after DNI Tulsi Gabbard accused them of “treasonous conspiracy” for conjuring up a fake Russiagate scandal in 2016 with the intention of taking down President Trump. They had all weekend to respond, and came up with zilch.
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On Tuesday, however, Trump—now president again—upped the ante by telling reporters at the White House, “This was treason” and that Obama was “guilty” and “crooked as a three-dollar bill.”
Obama evidently didn’t take too kindly to that, and issued a snitty statement:
“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,” Obama spokesman Patrick Rodenbush said in a statement. “But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one.”
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