WASHINGTON (AP) — As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America’s secrets and discovering threats from overseas. But when she made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Wednesday, her targets were President Donald Trump’s political enemies.

Sen. Adam Schiff and President Donald Trump are continuing their feud over Russia collusion claims as the DOJ forms a strike force to assess evidence unearthed by Tulsi Gabbard.

By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of "treason" on Tuesday, accusing him, without providing evidence,

Besides Obama, President Trump on Tuesday rattled off a list of people he accused of acting criminally "at the highest level."

CNN analyst Beth Sanner accused the Trump administration of aiding Russia after DNI Tulsi Gabbard declassified a report on the Trump-Russia collusion investigation on Wednesday.

CNN National Security Analyst Beth Sanner said the Trump administration is "cherry picking examples," and "quibbling about angels dancing on the head of a pin," with regard to accusations that Obama-era intelligence leaders falsely concluded that President Trump ever worked with Russia.

During an appearance on Real America’s Voice, Gabbard on Thursday addressed her recent claims that former President Barack Obama and his national security team committed a "treasonous conspiracy" in manufacturing a “false” U.S. intelligence assessment to show that Russia favored President Donald Trump in the 2016 election.

Trump will visit the headquarters of the Federal Reserve today, the White House said. The unusual visit comes as the president has tried to pressure Chair Jerome Powell to lower interest rates and amid criticism by him and top administration officials over the cost of renovations to the building.