Amid allegations that former President Barack Obama orchestrated a coup attempt against incoming President Donald Trump, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Newsmax Thursday that the alleged conduct by the 44th president “is the true threat to democracy.”

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said Wednesday that Obama will be the focus of an investigation by the Justice Department over claims that he was leading the effort to stage a Russia-connected coup against Trump shortly after the 2016 election. Gabbard specifically pointed to a fake intelligence assessment that she says was manufactured at Obama’s direction.

“The smoking gun is very evident right here, where in the Oval Office Barack Obama switched what the intelligence community had told him,” Marshall said on “National Report.” “He dreamed up this story. And why did he do it? No. 1 is, he wanted to delegitimize the election. No. 2, he wanted to cripple the president’s legacy going forward as well.”

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