Gabbard claimed on X that Obama had ordered the Intelligence Committee to produce an assessment that “they knew was false, promoting a contrived narrative, with the intent of undermining the legitimacy and power of a duly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is accusing the Obama administration of manipulating an intelligence assessment about the 2016 election. The assessment was released on Jan. 6, 2017, two weeks ahead of Trump's first inauguration.