Journalist Matt Taibbi framed Tulsi Gabbard’s report on the origin of the Russia hoax as a “big step forward,” telling Newsmax on Monday that the link to former President Barack Obama is a “significant disclosure.”
Although the intelligence linking President Donald Trump to collusion with Russia had always been dubious, it was never known until now that it originated from the White House, Taibbi said.
Taibbi joined “Rob Schmitt Tonight” hours after the Department of Justice confirmed it received the Director of National Intelligence’s criminal referral alleging that Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for a “yearslong” Russia-connected “coup” against Trump following the 2016 election.
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