Fact check: Could Barack Obama be arrested over Trump’s ‘Russia hoax’ accusations? this is what we know

Since then, Trump has repeatedly taken digs at the Obamas. Once, he posted a video Barak and Michelle Obama Looks like a monkey. It has been criticized for being racist. As Trump continues to criticize Obama’s “Russia hoax,” his MAGA supporters have taken to social media to call for his arrest on treason charges.

After White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt claimed that Obama’s actions amounted to treason, many appeared to be spreading rumors that he had been arrested or might be about to be arrested. Gabbard also claimed that Obama hatched what they called a “treasonous conspiracy” with the then-CIA director.

Hundreds of such posts have been made by accounts associated with Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, which calls for Obama’s arrest. Even the news outlet Newsmax aired a segment purportedly calling for Obama’s arrest.

For example, this is a post:

This is a Newsmax clip that went viral on social media for allegedly calling for the arrest of Barack Obama.

This story is being updated.