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Russia Today
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
FBI chief finds ‘burn bags' of Russiagate hoax evidence
FBI Director Kash Patel has uncovered multiple bags containing thousands of sensitive documents related to the Trump-Russia investigation in a hidden room at FBI headquarters in Washington, sources familiar with the matter told the New York Post and Fox News Digital on Wednesday. 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.'
Russia Today
31-07-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
FBI chief finds ‘secret room with burn bags' of Russiagate hoax evidence
FBI Director Kash Patel has uncovered multiple 'burn bags' containing thousands of sensitive documents related to the Trump–Russia investigation in a hidden room at FBI headquarters in Washington, sources familiar with the matter told the New York Post and Fox News Digital on Wednesday. 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 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 was prompted by the Steele Dossier – a 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 (DOJ) 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 distorted intelligence to falsely suggest Trump colluded with Moscow. She has called the effort a 'treasonous conspiracy.' The documents implicated top intelligence officials under Obama – among them former DNI James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey, and National Security Adviser Susan Rice – in the alleged plot. Brennan and Clapper 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. President Trump, when asked about the discovery on Wednesday, said: 'I want everything to be shown.'
CTV News
01-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI announced Tuesday that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-decade-old home. The bureau and the General Services Administration said the Ronald Reagan Building complex had been selected as the new location, the latest development in a yearslong back-and-forth over where the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency should have its headquarters. It was not immediately clear when such a move might take place or what sort of logistical hurdles might need to be cleared in order to accomplish it. FBI Director Kash Patel, who in his first months on the job has presided over a dramatic restructuring of the bureau that has included moving to relocate significant numbers of employees from Washington to Alabama, called the announcement 'a historic moment for the FBI.' The decision represents a turnabout from plans announced during the Biden administration to move the FBI to a site in Greenbelt, Maryland. The suburban Washington location was selected over nearby Virginia following a sharp competition between the two states. The FBI's current Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, was dedicated in 1975. Proponents of moving the headquarters have said the Brutalist-style building, where nets surround the facility to protect pedestrians from falling debris, has fallen into disrepair. Discussions have been underway for years to relocate it. The FBI and GSA said in a joint statement that moving the headquarters just a few blocks away to an existing property would avert the need to construct a brand-new building in suburban Washington, which they said would have taken years and been costly for taxpayers. 'FBI's existing headquarters at the Hoover building is a great example of a government building that has accumulated years of deferred maintenance, suffering from an aging water system to concrete falling off the structure,' GSA Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said in a statement. The Reagan Building houses, among other tenants, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It also had been home to the U.S. Agency for International Development, which on Monday marked its last day as an independent agency. Eric Tucker, The Associated Press
Al Arabiya
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
FBI Says It Plans to Move Headquarters to Different Location in Washington
The FBI announced Tuesday that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-decade-old home. The bureau and the General Services Administration said the Ronald Reagan Building complex had been selected as the new location–the latest development in a yearslong back-and-forth over where the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency should have its headquarters. It was not immediately clear when such a move might take place or what sort of logistical hurdles might need to be cleared in order to accomplish it. FBI Director Kash Patel, who in his first months on the job has presided over a dramatic restructuring of the bureau that has included moving to relocate significant numbers of employees from Washington to Alabama, called the announcement 'a historic moment for the FBI.' The decision represents a turnabout from plans announced during the Biden administration to move the FBI to a site in Greenbelt, Maryland. The suburban Washington location was selected over nearby Virginia following a sharp competition between the two states. The FBI's current Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters–the J. Edgar Hoover Building–was dedicated in 1975. Proponents of moving the headquarters have said the Brutalist-style building, where nets surround the facility to protect pedestrians from falling debris, has fallen into disrepair. Discussions have been underway for years to relocate it. The FBI and GSA said in a joint statement that moving the headquarters just a few blocks away to an existing property would avert the need to construct a brand-new building in suburban Washington, which they said would have taken years and been costly for taxpayers. 'The FBI's existing headquarters at the Hoover building is a great example of a government building that has accumulated years of deferred maintenance, suffering from an aging water system to concrete falling off the structure,' GSA Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said in a statement. The Reagan Building houses, among other tenants, US Customs and Border Protection. It also had been home to the US Agency for International Development, which on Monday marked its last day as an independent agency.
Washington Post
01-07-2025
- Business
- Washington Post
FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington
WASHINGTON — The FBI announced Tuesday that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-decade-old home. The bureau and the General Services Administration said the Ronald Reagan Building complex had been selected as the new location, the latest development in a yearslong back-and-forth over where the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency should have its headquarters. It was not immediately clear when such a move might take place or what sort of logistical hurdles might need to be cleared in order to accomplish it. FBI Director Kash Patel, who in his first months on the job has presided over a dramatic restructuring of the bureau that has included moving to relocate significant numbers of employees from Washington to Alabama, called the announcement 'a historic moment for the FBI.' The decision represents a turnabout from plans announced during the Biden administration to move the FBI to a site in Greenbelt, Maryland. The suburban Washington location was selected over nearby Virginia following a sharp competition between the two states. The FBI's current Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, was dedicated in 1975. Proponents of moving the headquarters have said the Brutalist-style building, where nets surround the facility to protect pedestrians from falling debris, has fallen into disrepair. Discussions have been underway for years to relocate it. The FBI and GSA said in a joint statement that moving the headquarters just a few blocks away to an existing property would avert the need to construct a brand-new building in suburban Washington, which they said would have taken years and been costly for taxpayers. 'FBI's existing headquarters at the Hoover building is a great example of a government building that has accumulated years of deferred maintenance, suffering from an aging water system to concrete falling off the structure,' GSA Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian said in a statement. The Reagan Building houses, among other tenants, U.S. Customs and Border Protection. It also had been home to the U.S. Agency for International Development, which on Monday marked its last day as an independent agency.
