Donald Trump’s preoccupation with Barack Obama — and specifically his role in probing Russia’s role in the 2016 election — reemerged in dramatic fashion.

Less than a week after the existence of Trump’s birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein was revealed, House Republicans have gone on early recess to try and block the release of the Epstein files. But the scandal regarding President Donald Trump’s long friendship with the alleged sex trafficker keeps growing.

The U.S. Supreme Court let Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday remove three Democratic members of the government's top consumer product safety watchdog, boosting his power over federal agencies set up by Congress to be independent from presidential control.

The justices granted an emergency request from the DOJ, which argued the president has authority to remove commissioners without cause.

President Trump is escalating attacks on his predecessor, accusing former President Obama of "treason" and claiming, “It’s time to go after people.” Trump’s comments follow DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s explosive claims that Obama suppressed intel on Russian interference in 2016—a charge Obama’s office calls “outrageous and bizarre.