Former Obama aides say they have to balance between unnecessarily giving oxygen to unfounded Trump administration claims and allowing them to balloon unchecked.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at Wednesday’s briefing, during which she confirmed she has referred former President Barack Obama and several of his top aides to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.

One day after President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of treason over the intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and sought to help Trump, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a highly sensitive congressional report she claimed was more evidence of a “treasonous conspiracy.

In terms of day-to-day events, the former president tends to steer clear of the arena. There are, however, occasional exceptions.

DNI Tulsi Gabbard suggested that intelligence was weaponized by the Obama administration, but legacy media outlets didn’t take the bombshell seriously.

The latest on the Russia collusion hoax had Steve Bannon calling for “perp walks” as top officials from the Obama administration were implicated for alleged “treason.” “… […]