‘Really Troubling’: Bret Baier Reacts to Tulsi Gabbard’s Explosive Obama ‘Russiagate’ Allegations
Fox News anchor Bret Baier offered a sobering response after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accused former President Barack Obama of orchestrating what she called a “treasonous conspiracy” to undermine President Donald J. Trump.
Gabbard made the allegations last week during a White House briefing, unveiling what she described as “evidence” that directly implicates the Obama administration in manufacturing the now-debunked “Russia collusion” narrative used to damage President Trump following his 2016 election victory.
Days earlier, Gabbard had sent a criminal referral to the Department of Justice, accusing senior Obama officials of attempting to “subvert President Trump’s 2016 victory and presidency.”
Unequal Standards and Political Targeting
During a Fox News segment, anchor Martha MacCallum pointed out the stark contrast between how Hillary Clinton and President Trump were treated by federal investigators.
“Well, I look forward to seeing that interview again, Bret,” MacCallum said. “You know, one of the very interesting things here is the different way that Hillary Clinton was treated as opposed to President Trump. She received a defensive briefing. It seems that the highest bar was put in place in terms of any information that could be used against her… and then there’s this huge steer towards Trump with, according to these documents, a much lower bar that is needed for the credibility of the information that they’re going to corral and throw at him, correct?”
Baier confirmed, “Yeah, that’s exactly right. Now, this is the Trump investigation and this is what they’re putting out here. Separately, Chuck Grassley has put out these files on the Hillary Clinton email case — which are really eye-opening, as well — and a lot of it is redacted. But I talked about both of those things with Comey back in 2018. There was a major disparity.”
Inside the FBI’s Bias
Baier went on to recall the role of Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, two FBI officials whose anti-Trump text messages became emblematic of political bias within the Bureau.
“And in the middle of this, you have the Page and Strzok, the two lovers at FBI, who are… biased against President Trump; and they’re in charge of the investigation, of the interview of Hillary Clinton, of the BleachBit phones, of the interview and scheduling for Michael Flynn — then NSA director,” Baier said. “And you see how this all kind of comes in together in a way that is — in hindsight, as you look at the big picture — really troubling. I think — listen, we are one of the only outlets that’s following this in-depth, kind of on the substance… and I think it deserves that kind of coverage.”
Gabbard’s Push for Accountability
Gabbard stated that whistleblowers have begun coming forward since her office released documents and a memo detailing what she described as a “years-long coup” against President Trump.
“We have whistleblowers … coming forward now, after we released these documents because there are people who were around, who were working within the intelligence community who so disgusted by what happened, we’re starting to see some of them come out of the woodwork here because they, too, like you and I and the American people, want to see justice delivered,” Gabbard told Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures.
She pledged full cooperation with investigators, adding, “So we’re going to provide everything that we have, everything that we will continue to gather, to the Department of Justice for that direct intent and that direct purpose.”
Finally, Gabbard called for criminal prosecutions: “There must be indictments. Those responsible, no matter how powerful they are or were at that time, no matter who was involved in creating this treasonous conspiracy against the American people, they all must be held accountable.”