DOJ launches 'strike force' to investigate Obama officials over 2016 election

The Justice Department late Wednesday said it had formed a “Strike Force” to “investigate potential next legal steps” after Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released new documents about the 2016 election. 

The documents do little to suggest wrongdoing by the intelligence community in seeking to investigate Russia’s efforts to influence the 2016 contest. 

But Trump administration officials have nonetheless said Obama officials should be held accountable, while...