CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on her claims of a Barack Obama-led plot conspiracy against Donald Trump, questioning if Gabbard merely sought to get back in Trump’s good graces.

RCP's Phil Wegmann asked Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during Wednesday's WH briefing to comment on the response from President Obama's office to her report that he tried to engineer a "coup" against President Trump after the 2016 election.

Speaking at a White House press briefing Wednesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard repeatedly accused the former president of initiating a “coup” against Donald Trump’s political aspirations—though she was pretty thin on evidence.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Wednesday that she was referring former President Barack Obama for criminal charges

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard confirmed that they have referred former President Obama and members of his administration to the Department of Justice for possible criminal charges when asked by Emly Jashinksky at Wednesday's WH briefing.

Matt Taibbi reports that Obama is now at the 'center square' of Gabbard's Russiagate investigation following the release of Trump-Russia documents.