FBI chief finds ‘burn bags' of Russiagate hoax evidence
Among the documents reportedly found inside a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) at the J. Edgar Hoover Building was a classified 29-page annex to special counsel John Durham's 2023 report, which has never been publicly released.
The annex allegedly contains a foreign intelligence warning suggesting that the FBI intended to promote claims of collusion between President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and the Russian government.
'Mere days after this intelligence was collected, the FBI launched Crossfire Hurricane,' one source said, describing the information as predicting the bureau's actions 'with alarming specificity.' The release, the source added, 'will lend more credibility to the assertion that there was a coordinated plan inside the US government to help the Clinton campaign stir up controversy connecting Trump to Russia.'
Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI's code name for its investigation into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, was prompted by the Steele Dossier – a widely dismissed compilation of unverified rumors about Trump and his alleged links to Russia, reportedly funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign. In 2023, US Department of Justice Special Counsel John Durham – appointed to review the origins of the Crossfire Hurricane probe – concluded that the FBI and DOJ had 'failed to uphold their mission' by relying on biased information to surveil Trump.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard recently released a declassified congressional report alleging that the Obama administration had distorted intelligence to falsely suggest Trump had colluded with Moscow.
The documents, which according to Gabbard detail a 'treasonous conspiracy,' implicated Obama's top intelligence officials – former DNI James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice – in the alleged plot.
Facing posible prosecution, Brennan and Clapper have rejected the accusations in a New York Times op-ed, arguing that Moscow still 'did influence the election by shaping voter preferences,' even if it didn't tamper with vote tallies.
The classified annex is being prepared for release to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who is expected to make it available to the public in due course. Trump, when asked about the discovery on Wednesday, said: 'I want everything to be shown.'
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