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Trump accuses Obama of 'treason', urges authorities to go after him

US President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of orchestrating a coup against him, urging severe consequences and for authorities to go after Obama. Trump made the comments while speaking with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office. He claimed Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden were behind a criminal operation, calling Obama the 'ring leader'. Obama's office released a statement dismissing the allegations as 'bizarre' and 'outrageous', and a 'weak attempt at distraction'. The statement also defended the intelligence assessments regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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US President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of orchestrating a coup against him, urging severe consequences and for authorities to go after Obama. Trump made the comments while speaking with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the Oval Office. He claimed Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden were behind a criminal operation, calling Obama the 'ring leader'. Obama's office released a statement dismissing the allegations as 'bizarre' and 'outrageous', and a 'weak attempt at distraction'. The statement also defended the intelligence assessments regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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