{"id":5978,"date":"2025-11-13T14:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/30-minutes-ago-in-new-york-zohran-mamdani-was-confirmed-assee-more-psss\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T14:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T14:36:17","slug":"30-minutes-ago-in-new-york-zohran-mamdani-was-confirmed-assee-more-psss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2.watchtowatch.top\/?p=5978","title":{"rendered":"30 Minutes ago in New York, Zohran Mamdani was confirmed as\u2026See more psss"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Washington, D.C. \u2014 A political storm is brewing in the nation\u2019s capital as the Justice Department, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, has formally launched a grand jury investigation into Obama-era officials accused of fueling the false narrative that former President Donald Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.<\/p>\n

The move comes after years of controversy surrounding Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI\u2019s counterintelligence probe into Trump\u2019s campaign. Critics argue that high-ranking intelligence and administration figures\u2014including James Comey, John Brennan, and James Clapper\u2014weaponized unverified intelligence in an attempt to discredit Trump and sway public opinion.<\/p>\n

While legal experts emphasize that former President Barack Obama himself is unlikely to face charges\u2014thanks in part to the Supreme Court\u2019s 2024 ruling granting former presidents broad immunity\u2014some analysts warn that he could still be called before the grand jury to testify under oath.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Obama\u2019s office has dismissed the allegations as \u201coutrageous\u201d and \u201cpurely political,\u201d but the investigation has already intensified partisan tensions in Washington. Supporters of Trump see this as long-awaited accountability, while Democrats accuse the DOJ of conducting a political witch hunt.<\/p>\n

With subpoenas reportedly already being prepared, the grand jury probe has the potential to drag some of the most powerful figures of the Obama era into the spotlight.\u00a0The question now: will this probe finally expose wrongdoing at the highest levels of government\u2014or is it another politically charged showdown designed to reshape the 2024 narrative?<\/p>\n

The US Justice Department on Tuesday launched a grand jury investigation into claims that Obama-era officials falsified intelligence on Russian election interference, following allegations by\u00a0Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. Democrats have dismissed the probe as politically motivated.<\/p>\n

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US Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal prosecutors to launch a\u00a0grand\u00a0jury\u00a0investigation\u00a0into\u00a0allegations that members of Democratic former president Barack\u00a0Obama’s administration manufactured intelligence on\u00a0Russia’s interference\u00a0in the 2016 elections, a\u00a0source\u00a0familiar with the matter said on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Justice Department said late last month it was\u00a0forming a strike force\u00a0to assess claims made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about “alleged weaponization of the U.S. intelligence community”.<\/p>\n

Republican US President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0has leaped on comments from Gabbard in which she threatened to refer\u00a0Obama\u00a0administration\u00a0officials\u00a0to the Justice Department for prosecution over an intelligence assessment of Russian interference.<\/p>\n

Fox News first reported that Bondi personally ordered an unnamed federal prosecutor to initiate legal proceedings and the prosecutor is expected to present department evidence to a\u00a0grand\u00a0jury, which could consider an indictment if the Justice Department pursued a criminal case. The report cited a letter from Bondi and a\u00a0source. A\u00a0DOJ\u00a0spokesperson declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Referring to the probe in a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “The TRUTH always wins out. This is great news.”<\/p>\n

Last month, Trump\u00a0accused\u00a0Obama\u00a0of treason, alleging, without providing evidence, that the Democrat led an effort to falsely tie him to\u00a0Russia\u00a0and undermine his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump won the 2016 election against Democrat\u00a0Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for\u00a0Obama\u00a0had\u00a0denounced Trump’s claims, saying “these bizarre allegations are ridiculous\u00a0and a weak attempt at distraction”.<\/p>\n

Gabbard had declassified documents and said the information she released showed a “treasonous\u00a0conspiracy” in 2016 by top\u00a0Obama\u00a0officials\u00a0to undermine Trump, claims that Democrats called false and politically motivated.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>US seizes websites, charges two from RT over Russian disinformation<\/p>\n

An assessment by the US intelligence community published in January 2017 concluded that Russia,\u00a0using social media disinformation,\u00a0hacking, and Russian bot farms, sought to damage Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and bolster Trump, who won that election.<\/p>\n

The assessment determined the actual impact was likely limited and showed no evidence that Moscow’s efforts actually changed voting outcomes. Russia has denied it attempted to interfere in US elections.<\/p>\n

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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