In a historic move, President Trump ordered the declassification of documents tied to the controversial FBI ‘Russian Hoax’ investigation.
The order will reveal how government agencies were weaponized against him during and after his 2016 campaign, potentially vindicating years of claims that the Russia collusion narrative was a politically motivated hoax.
Yesterday, Trump signed the memorandum directing the declassification of files related to the FBI’s investigation into alleged ties between his 2016 campaign and Russian interference efforts.
This move fulfills a promise Trump initially tried to execute on January 19, 2021, just before leaving office, but the Biden administration stalled it.
“It gives the media the right to go in and go and check it, you probably won’t bother because you’re not going to like what you see. But this was total weaponization. It’s a disgrace,” the President said.
The declassified materials include sensitive raw intelligence on Russians and Russian agents, information about the FBI’s surveillance warrants on Trump campaign adviser Carter Page, interview notes with dossier author Christopher Steele, and internal FBI and Justice Department communications.
The order excludes materials specifically protected by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Trump has consistently labeled the investigation a “hoax” designed to undermine his presidency.
The 2023 report by Special Counsel John Durham validated many of these concerns, concluding that the FBI lacked factual evidence to justify launching the investigation and failed to uphold legal standards throughout the probe.
Attorney General Pam Bondi emphasized the historic importance of this action:
“At my direction, the Department of Justice has already started the process in order to release materials related to the FBI’s infamous Crossfire Hurricane investigation, an example of weaponized government against President Trump at its worst that must never be allowed to happen again.”
Moreover, Durham’s investigation revealed troubling origins of the probe, including intelligence suggesting a Clinton campaign effort to link Trump to Russia.
The report highlighted that the FBI received intelligence that Hillary Clinton had approved a plan “to vilify Donald Trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by the Russian security service.” Still, the bureau failed to investigate this lead.
Perhaps most damning was the revelation that the Steele dossier, funded by the Clinton campaign and the Democrat National Committee, played a central role in obtaining FISA warrants to surveil Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
The surveillance applications deliberately omitted these critical details about the dossier’s political origins.
FBI Director Kash Patel, a longtime Trump ally who has advocated for transparency, praised the decision:
“Put out the documents. Put out the evidence. We only have gotten halfway down the Russiagate hole. The people need to know that their FBI is restored by knowing full well what they did to unlawfully surveil them.”
While Robert Mueller’s investigation ultimately found Russian interference in the 2016 election, it concluded there was insufficient evidence of collusion with Trump’s campaign.
Despite this finding, Trump and his supporters argue that the damage was already done through years of media coverage and political attacks based on unfounded allegations.
Republicans, including Senator Chuck Grassley, have accused Biden’s DOJ of deliberately delaying declassification to hide damaging information.
The documents’ release is expected to reignite debate about the proper use of intelligence agencies and highlight the dangers of politically motivated investigations.
