The US Department of Justice has launched a grand jury investigation to consider the accusation that a number of senior officials in the administration of former President Barack Obama forged intelligence about Russia's interference in the 2016 US election.
Attorney Pam Bondi has assigned a federal prosecutor to present evidence before the grand jury to decide on the possibility of criminal prosecution.
The Justice Department spokesperson declined to comment, but US President Donald Trump seemed to confirm the information when writing on the social network Truth Social that this was great news and the truth always wins.
Tensions began when Director of the National Intelligence Service Tulsi Gabbard announced that he had found new evidence that Trump administration officials had been manipulating information to create an impression that Trump's victory in 2016 was thanks to support from Russia.
Gabbard said Trump and his colleagues used the report from intelligence analyst Christopher Steele despite knowing it was untrustworthy. The list includes former Intelligence Director James Clapper, former CIA Director John Brennan, and former FBI Director James Comey.
At the end of July, the US Department of Justice established a task force to assess evidence from Gabbard. Trump has repeatedly accused Trump of being involved in the 2016 election "theft" plot, calling it an "act of treason."
Trump has denied all allegations, calling them unreasonable and attempting to distract public opinion, and hinted that the Justice Department has not published a file involving drug addict Jeffrey Epstein.
The CIA has concluded that Russia tried to interfere in the US election with the aim of supporting Mr. Trump, leading to the Trump administration sending the Russian diplomat to serve in absentia and imposing sanctions on Moscow. The 2019 report by special prosecutor Robert Mueller confirmed that Russia's "rowing and systematic" intervention was not enough to prove that Mr. Trump's campaign colluded with Russia.
Trump has always viewed the investigations as a political attack, while Russia has firmly denied the allegations.
