Trump shares deepfake showing Obama’s arrest, claiming “No one is above the law”

President Donald Trump on July 21 posted a startling AI-generated video on Truth Social portraying former President Barack Obama being arrested by FBI agents inside the Oval Office—and even shown behind bars.

Trump captioned the clip, "No one is above the law,” intensifying public speculation and political drama.

The 45-second deepfake video opens with genuine footage of Obama stating “especially the President is above the law,” followed by other prominent Democrats echoing “no one is above the law.”

The narrative then shifts into a fabricated arrest scene featuring FBI agents handcuffing Obama, a grinning Trump observing in the Oval Office, and ends with Obama wearing an orange jumpsuit in a jail cell.

The content appears to originate from a pro-MAGA TikTok user and was reposted by Trump without any disclaimer indicating its fictional nature.

Political commentators have flagged this as a deliberate provocation amid ongoing narratives from Trump’s camp, especially those tied to allegations by Tulsi Gabbard accusing the Obama administration of “manufactured” intelligence aimed at undermining Trump in 2016.

The timing of the video’s release coincides with a wave of posts and claims by Trump and his allies that the Obama-era intelligence apparatus politically interfered against him.

However, the ODNI earlier dismissed claims of impropriety, stating there was no evidence of Russia attempting to sway the 2016 election outcome.

The incident is being seen as a concerning escalation in the use of AI to blur the line between reality and politically charged fiction.

Many critics have condemned the move as “deeply irresponsible,” warning it contributes to a landscape of misinformation at a pivotal moment in American politics