House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) stated that Congress may issue a subpoena to former President Barack Obama over allegations of coordination with intelligence agencies to tie President Donald Trump to Russia during the 2016 presidential election.
In an interview with reporter David Brody, Johnson confirmed he is considering such a move, citing concerns about the integrity of the nation’s intelligence processes and the alleged misuse of federal power during the final months of the Obama administration.
“I think we have a responsibility to follow the truth, where it leads,” Johnson said.
“To do effectively the opposite of what that other team did — they were engaged in a partisan political plot to take down their foe in the other party. We need to be about the rule of law and bring an order to the chaos and searching out the truth because the American people are owed those answers.”
Johnson added that if former President Obama had any involvement in directing or approving intelligence activity that targeted Trump’s campaign, then he should be held accountable.
“If it’s uncomfortable for him, he shouldn’t have been involved in overseeing this, which is what it appears to us has happened,” Johnson said.
JUST IN: Speaker Johnson tells me says he has no concern at all about bringing Former President Barack Obama in for a congressional deposition or subpoena over the newly declassified documents bombshell. “If it’s uncomfortable for him, he shouldn’t have been involved in… pic.twitter.com/hAeVHdYt4m
— David Brody (@DBrodyReports) July 22, 2025
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The remarks come amid renewed scrutiny following statements made by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who claimed that newly released records show coordination at the highest levels of the Obama administration to falsely portray then-candidate Trump as colluding with Russia.
“There was a treasonous conspiracy in 2016 committed by officials at the highest level of government,” Gabbard said.
She added, “Their goal was to subvert the will of the American people and enact what was essentially a years-long coup with the objective of trying to usurp the president from fulfilling the mandate bestowed upon him by the American people.”
Gabbard further accused the Obama administration of engaging in an “egregious abuse of power and blatant rejection of our Constitution,” stating that this conduct “threatens the very foundation and integrity of our democratic republic.”
According to Gabbard, former President Obama and members of his national security team “manufactured and politicized intelligence to lay the groundwork” for linking Trump to Russian election interference claims, despite a lack of verified evidence.
“The implications of this are, frankly, nothing short of historic,” Gabbard continued.
“Over 100 documents that we released on Friday really detail and provide evidence of how this treasonous conspiracy was directed by President Obama if just weeks before he was due to leave office after President Trump had already gotten elected.”
“This is not a Democrat or Republican issue — this is an issue that is so, so serious, it should concern every single American because it has to do with the integrity of our democratic republic,” Gabbard said.
BREAKING: @DNIGabbard says there are over 100 documents that prove Barack Obama DIRECTED this treasonous conspiracy.
“This is not a a Democrat or Republican issue. This is an issue that is so serious that it should concern every single American because it has to do with the… pic.twitter.com/fpyXOjhtty
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The statements from both Johnson and Gabbard follow growing calls within the House Republican Conference to revisit the origins of the Russia investigation and to determine whether senior officials in the outgoing Obama administration improperly leveraged federal intelligence assets against Trump’s campaign.
The House continues to review classified and declassified materials related to the early stages of the Crossfire Hurricane probe and other related activities that took place in the months leading up to the 2016 election and during the presidential transition.
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May be subpoenaed?No,this is criminal and Barry has to be held responsible for his actions.
If these reports are true, Obama should be charged with and tried for treason. If he is convicted, he should then be executed for initiating the most serious threat to the American republic since the Civil War. This is MUCH too important to be even partially swept under the rug, and forgotten. The message MUST be sent to anyone who proposes to repeat this fundamentally Anti-American action that they will then forfeit their lives if they are caught.The only way to make the punishment fit the crime of treason, is execution. And ALL of the perpetrators should the same punishment.
Do you know what they call Tulsi in Russia on their state TV? Comrade Gabbard. Ask yourself WHY Russia aligns themselves with members of the Trump administration.