Obama's debt to Trump in the current president's mind? That the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that presidents have immunity for official acts.

US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard launched a new attack on former President Barack Obama this week, alleging that he conspired to undermine Trump’s 2016 presidential victory by using false intelligence purporting to show Russian interference in Trump’s favour.

A spokesperson for Obama denounced Trump's claims, saying "these bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction."

The U.S. intelligence community in 2017 said Russia had interfered in the 2016 U.S. election and sought to hurt Clinton while trying to help Trump.

Current DNI Tulsi Gabbard sent a criminal referral to Attorney General Pam Bondi Friday raising the possibility the 44th president broke the law by undermining Trump’s victory in 2016.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) compared the December 2016 date of former President Barack Obama’s meeting with National Security Council officials to Pearl Harbor, saying that day “will live in infamy” because of the Democratic administration’s alleged subversion of President Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory over Russian election interference.

Attorney Andy McCarthy claims Obama is deeply complicit in Russiagate revealed by DNI Gabbard, but notes prosecution is unlikely due to statute limitations and immunity.