By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Former President Barack Obama is maintaining that Russia attempted to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, after intelligence officials declassified documents that shed light on actions

Democrats say the White House is trying to distract from its decision not to publish files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

Gabbard declassified a 2017 House report targeting Obama and intelligence officials over alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The director of national intelligence intensified attacks on assessments about Russia’s role in the 2016 presidential election.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said: "There's a lot of allegations on the table—our job is go and follow each of those trails and to find out the truth."

“The video is gross, but it also suggests that Trump is worried the walls may be closing in,” Steele wrote. “Facing a debacle over the Epstein files, Trump is throwing red meat at his base, falsely claiming that Obama may have falsified the records, even though they date back to 2019, long after he left office.”

The claim stemmed from a newly declassified Department of Justice watchdog review of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices.

A declassified House Intelligence Committee report showed the CIA had almost no evidence Putin supported Trump in 2016.