JOHN DICKERSON: And the president said anytime a Republican is asked about Epstein, they should talk about Barack Obama. That basically was happening in the briefing room today.
ED O'KEEFE: That's right. The White House tried again to redirect focus on to a different subject, in this case how the Obama administration investigated potential Russian interference in the 2016 elections. National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard walked reporters through her review of the matter, and accused the former president of leading a coup against Trump. The past bipartisan congressional investigations and a special prosecutor found no such wrongdoing. President Obama's office calls the accusations “ridiculous”, and a “weak attempt at distraction.”
DICKERSON: Ed O’Keefe at The White House for us. Thank you, Ed.
