The Department of Justice confirmed Monday that it has received a criminal referral from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard regarding her explosive allegations that Obama-era officials “manufactured and politicized intelligence” to construct the narrative of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Fox News reports.
While the DOJ declined to provide additional details, it did confirm to Fox News that the referral had been received.
On Friday, Gabbard released a series of unclassified documents that she claims contain “overwhelming evidence” showing that then-President Barack Obama and his national security team laid the foundation for the years-long Trump-Russia collusion investigation following Donald Trump’s victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016.
