President Donald Trump on Friday said Barack Obama committed “criminal acts” but “probably” benefits from the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week announced that she was presenting “overwhelming evidence” to the Department of Justice showing that then-President Obama and his national security team laid the groundwork for a “yearslong” Russia-connected “coup” against Trump after he defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

The Supreme Court last July ruled that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution. The decision at the time extended a delay in the Washington criminal case against Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss.

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