Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said he had “lawyered up” as a result of being named in documents that allege Obama administration officials laid the groundwork for a “yearslong” Russia-connected “coup” against President Donald Trump.

DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard on Friday announced she was presenting “overwhelming evidence” to the Department of Justice showing that then-President Barack Obama and his national security team conspired against Trump after the 2016 election against Hillary Clinton.

Clapper was among the officials said to have been at a Dec. 9, 2016, meeting at the White House where top National Security Council principals were tasked to create a new intelligence assessment “per the President’s request” to detail “the tools Moscow used and actions it took to influence the 2016 election.”

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