
Cheryl K. Chumley | July 26, 2025
(The Washington Times) — President Trump has called out former President Barack Obama for “treason” for “trying to lead a coup” during the 2016 and 2020 election cycles — accusations the former White House chief, through a spokesman, denied. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard nonetheless said she has the goods, not just on Obama, but on Obama-time players, to show a “treasonous conspiracy” to interfere with America’s elections. Meanwhile, on the congressional front, Sen. Rand Paul wants to bring back Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of COVID policy — and COVID crackdowns on liberties — to account for his lies and to serve as a test case for the courts to see if Joe Biden’s presidential autopen preemptive pardons hold to constitutional scrutiny.
Maybe — probably — nobody gets thrown in jail.
But it’s refreshing to see the very Democrats and Democrat operatives who spent so many years, and such great tax-paid time, and so much taxpayer dollars, attacking Trump over drummed-up and fictitious charges now face some heat of their own.
For MAGAs, for conservatives, for anyone who is tired of the all-assault, all-the-time nature of the Trump Deranged, it’s worth a self-gratifying chuckle or two at the least.
“After what they did to me,” Trump said earlier this week, “and whether it’s right or wrong, it’s time to go after people. Obama’s been caught directly. What they did in 2016 and 2020 is very criminal. It’s criminal at the highest level.”
Trump also added, as NBC News noted, in reference to Obama: “Look, he’s guilty. It’s not a question. This was treason. This was every word you can think of. They tried to steal the election. They tried to obfuscate the election.”
Speaking of obfuscating — Paul on the king of obfuscating, Fauci, said this: “I do believe Anthony Fauci committed a felony by lying to Congress,” The Hill reported.
Paul went on: “You have to charge him with a felony, take him to court and then the court will decide whether or not [his] pardon is upheld.”
Exactly.
Do what the Democrats do — that is, go to court.
Fauci was one of several who received Biden’s pardon, despite not facing any crime; despite not having been convicted of any crime; despite not even having been arrested or charged with any crime. Biden called them preemptive pardons — a whitewashing of a decade’s worth of activities on a “just in case” justification.
“In the final minutes of his presidency, Joe Biden preemptively pardoned several family members, including his brothers James and Frank Biden, and sister Valerie Biden Owens. Biden said his pardons were intended to shield his family from politically motivated attacks and should not be mistaken as an acknowledgment of any wrongdoing. The eleventh-hour move follows another set of pardons issued to Covid response chief Anthony Fauci and members of the House 6 January riot investigation,” BBC reported.
This — as everybody is aware that pardons are intended for guilty people.
That — as everybody knows that it was the Democrats, not the Republicans, and certainly not Trump, who weaponized government and sought to use high offices as dart machines to take out political opponents.
Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush was forced to respond to Trump’s remarks.
“Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House with a response,” he said. “But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and weak attempt at distraction.”
Or not.
Tulsi has released more documents, she said on social media, showing “the most egregious weaponization and politicization of intelligence in American history.”
Yes. Using and abusing taxpayer-funded offices and positions to target political opponents and attempt to undercut an American election are weighty matters. Let’s see how this plays out and wraps. But so far, so interesting.
Not only does Gabbard say the records implicate James Comey, former FBI chief, and John Brennan, former CIA director, both of whom face further investigation by Justice Department officials — but, she adds, they also “really detail and provide evidence of how this treasonous conspiracy was directed by President Obama.”
Obama — the guy who pledged to head the most transparent and open White House in U.S. history, but who then went on to lead in manner that even The Washington Post, in May of 2016, referenced this way: “Obama promised transparency. But his administration is one of the most secretive.”
So Gabbard’s findings? Not all that surprising, when you get right down to it.
Stay tuned for more.
In the meantime, it sure is nice to see the ugly faces of political weaponization and anti-Trumpism and anti-MAGA and anti-liberty face the fire and ire of those they most detest and tried to destroy. They are paying the price of the whirlwind they themselves created and released.