As political theater continues to unravel in the nation’s capital, the spectacle centers once more on the age-old clash between former President Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama. According to the latest news chatter, there’s an attempt to revisit the controversies surrounding what has infamously been dubbed as the “Russia, Russia, Russia” investigation. Trump is not known for mincing words, and there he stood, strongly asserting that Obama committed treason during the 2016 election and that it’s high time for accountability. One can almost imagine the former president pacing behind his desk, eager for a reckoning.

Trump’s provocative claims grabbed attention as expected, reviving old disputes that never quite went away despite the countless times they’ve been dragged through congressional committee rooms and plastered across headlines. Let’s face it, you might say Obama’s alleged wrongdoing has the sticking power of a permanent marker. Meanwhile, Trump’s insistence on revisiting this saga in such dramatic fashion may possibly serve as a tantalizing distraction from other news, like the much-debated Epstein case hovering ominously over the administration.

Teeming with revelations, former Representative Tulsi Gabbard stirred the pot anew by releasing declassified documents that suggest President Obama and his national security team knowingly promoted a false narrative. The notion alleged was that Russia cleverly meddled to bolster Trump’s campaign, a claim originally embraced with rapture by the creators of this conspiracy. However, for those who’ve been paying attention, this storyline increasingly resembles a plot twist that never quite lands, with much emphasis on unverified and untenable claims.

While some may view these revelations as merely irritating, brushed off with a roll of the eyes, Trump’s focus on them seems anything but trivial. While the media—possibly tangled in their own webs of narrative—moves to dismiss these allegations as more of the same, it is undeniable that much of it transfixed the nation and left Trump with a turbulent first term. The Mueller investigation, based on the same shaky foundations, seemed to encapsulate years of political antagonism without yielding substantial repercussions for the accused—the Trump campaign.

So, here we are, with media giants and political actors cycling through these well-worn topics, painting Obama as either a misunderstood hero or someone with a penchant for political mischief, depending on who you ask. In the grand scheme, however, it seems both sides get to claim victory: for Trump’s part, it serves as a rallying cry to his supporters always eager to rally behind him; for Obama and his allies, it’s a weary battle against an indefatigable crusader for closure on issues tied to his political legacy. The drama continues, and whether it’s all distraction or destiny, one thing remains certain—there’s always another season in this political spectacle.