Republican and Democratic senators weigh in on the Trump administration’s focus on former President Barack Obama and the 2016 election as it continues to face backlash over the Epstein case.

President Trump and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard are pushing conspiracy theories about former President Obama in an attempt to distract from the growing calls for the Epstein files to be released.

Donald Trump has accused Barack Obama of "treason", claiming he plotted to sabotage his first presidency by linking him to alleged Russian election meddling. "They tried to steal the election," Trump said at the White House as he claimed Obama had sought to undermine his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton.

President Donald Trump and his predecessor Barack Obama have met for a substantive conversation exactly once: November 10, 2016, two days after Trump won his first election. It was Trump’s first time in the Oval Office.