As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America's secrets and discovering threats from overseas. Escalating her attempts to undermine the long-settled conclusion that Russia tried to help Trump beat Hillary Clinton for the presidency nearly a decade ago,

WASHINGTON—Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and the White House continued a multiday barrage against Barack Obama, alleging the former president and senior officials in his administration manufactured a false conspiracy suggesting Russia interfered in the 2016 election to undermine President Trump’s victory.