Former US President Barack Obama has said Trump's 'bizarre allegations' against him staging a political coup in 2016 are 'ridiculous' in a new statement.

Timing-wise, Trump's post coincides with Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's claims that she has evidence of an “Obama Administration Conspiracy to Subvert Trump’s 2016 Victory and Presidency.” In a tweet, she wrote: "Their goal was to usurp President Trump and subvert the will of the American people."

New Delhi: President Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 22, accused former President Barack Obama of treason and falsely linking him to Russia without any evidence and leading an effort to undermine his 2016 presidential election campaign.

United States President Donald Trump today accused his predecessor President Barack Obama of “treason” and called for his prosecution over a report alleging that officials in the Democrat’s Administration had manipulated information on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.

Tulsi Gabbard has alleged that Obama's administration manufactured intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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United States President Donald Trump turned his joint press conference with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. into an attack on Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 22, accusing the former president of "treason" while Marcos sat quietly beside him.

During a posting spree on Truth Social Sunday night, Trump posted a series of lame memes attacking Obama, after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard suggested last week that the former president should be prosecuted for participating in a “treasonous conspiracy.”