July 24 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, are calling for a special counsel to investigate allegations against former President Barack Obama. The senators said they want the truth about Obama's alleged "manipulation" before the 2016 election.

GOP Sens. Lindsey Graham and John Cornyn are calling for a special counsel to investigate whether Obama was involved in undermining Trump's 2016 bid.

A pair of leading Senate Republicans on Thursday called for Attorney General Pam Bondi to appoint a special counsel to investigate new claims by the Trump administration that former President Barack Obama sought to undermine President Donald Trump’s presidency with manufactured intelligence.

Former President Barack Obama on July 22 said he stood by the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia tried to influence the 2016 election. Obama was hitting back at a report released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on July 18,

One day after President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of treason over the intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and sought to help Trump, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a highly sensitive congressional report she claimed was more evidence of a “treasonous conspiracy.