There’s something deeply satisfying—like a perfect espresso shot—about watching someone caught red-handed still try to talk their way out of it with a straight face.
This week, that someone was Barack Obama.
In case you missed it (because legacy media sure hopes you did), Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard blew the lid off the most insidious political scandal in modern American history—and possibly all of it. She declassified over 100 pages of internal memos revealing what many of us already suspected: the Russia Hoax was never real, and worse—it was never believed by those peddling it.
That’s right. President Obama and his national security team—James Clapper, John Brennan, Susan Rice, and company—knew it was fake. But instead of telling the truth, they weaponized the intelligence community to frame Donald Trump and manipulate the American people. All under the noble banner of “protecting democracy.” You know, the kind of democracy where the elites decide who wins, and you just nod along and clap like trained seals.
According to the newly declassified documents, top intelligence officials before the 2016 election concluded that Russia lacked the intent or ability to meaningfully alter the outcome. But rather than going with that consensus, Obama’s team demanded a new “assessment”—one tailored to create a media firestorm, justify wiretaps, launch special counsels, and trigger three years of cable-news hysteria.
And what did Obama have to say Tuesday night when asked about this?
Brace yourself.
“Nothing in the new documents undermines the fact that Russia tried to influence the 2016 election.”
That’s it. That’s the response.
That’s the “Nothingburger with a side of deflection sauce” you get from the man who, it turns out, greenlit a political coup in a golf shirt. He didn’t deny the documents. He didn’t refute the facts. He just rolled out the same tired talking point—because if you squint hard enough and ignore every actual word in the memos, maybe you can still make it about Russia.
It’s weak. It’s cowardly. It’s beneath the dignity of the office he once held—which, frankly, is saying something.
And it gets worse.
Both DNI Gabbard and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt were crystal clear: this wasn’t some accidental intelligence misfire. This was intentional. This was coordinated. This was an inside job designed to sabotage an incoming president, undermine voters, and lie to the public with a straight face for years—all while calling you the threat to democracy.
The same people who wept about “norms” and “integrity” were gaslighting the entire country, knowing full well their narrative was hot garbage before they even printed the T-shirts.
And here’s the most infuriating part: nothing happens unless you make it happen.
The press won’t press. The Senate won’t subpoena. The House won’t hold hearings. And the DOJ won’t prosecute a single person for orchestrating the biggest political fraud in our nation’s history—unless they’re forced to.
So here’s what you do:
Call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
Tell your senators and representative:
“I demand full hearings and accountability over the newly declassified documents. If this scandal is as clear as the DNI says, it’s time to haul Brennan, Clapper, Rice—and yes, Obama—before Congress under oath. The American people deserve truth. And consequences.”
Because what happened here makes Watergate look like someone broke into a lemonade stand. This was a sitting president launching a campaign to keep the incoming president from taking office. He used fabricated intelligence, knowingly, to ignite a multi-year smear job, bankrupt good people, divide the nation, and poison our faith in elections.
That’s not “dirty politics.” That’s authoritarianism with a smile and a mic drop.
And don’t let anyone tell you this is old news. The cover-up just expired. The truth just hit daylight. And now the people who spent years lecturing you about democracy, rule of law, and “decency” are looking for the nearest rock to hide under.
Too late.
The declassification is done. The receipts are public. The lies are exposed.
And the only question left is: will Congress have the spine to do something about it?
Let’s find out—start dialing: 202-224-3121.
And to Barack Obama—if this is your defense, maybe sit the next scandal out. Your weak sauce just spoiled the entire kitchen.
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Kevin McCullough is a nationally syndicated radio host and columnist. You can hear him daily on “That KEVIN Show” and read more at Townhall.com.
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