<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/barack-obama" rel="" target="" title="Barack Obama"><span>Barack Obama</span></a><span> has issued a statement rejecting claims made by </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> that Russia successfully manipulated votes in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/us-election/39" rel="" target="" title="2016 US Election"><span>2016 US Election</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Obama acknowledged </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/russia" rel="" target="" title="Russia"><span>Russia</span></a><span> potentially may have attempted to influence the election, but it did not successfully affect the outcome.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes," Obama's office said in a statement.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-new-photos-emerge-wedding-pictures-usa-news/f87d5fe1-8c1d-495f-b917-ee4d89fe4e9b" rel="" target="" title="Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein"><strong><span>Newly discovered photos and video shed fresh light on Trump's ties to Jeffrey Epstein</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The statement comes after the current US President accused Obama of "treason" earlier this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/jeffrey-epstein-scandal-us-department-of-justice-reaches-out-to-ghislaine-maxwell/b0a56664-fae2-4a2c-b90e-cb0bd375645e" target="_blank"><strong><span>US Justice Department to reach out to Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He claimed that documents reviewed by the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, found Obama "guilty".</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/obamas-office-issues-statement-disapproving-trumps-election-claim/18006de2-b80d-4ad6-8723-689d6bfeec75" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He's guilty. This was treason. This was every word you can think of. They tried to steal the election. They tried to obfuscate the election. They did things that nobody's ever even imagined." Trump stated when asked by a reporter who the main target of Gabbard's investigation should be.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction," Obama's office replied.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>