Senators demand FBI release documents on Trump-Russia investigation

Republican Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley are pushing the FBI to release unredacted documents about its investigation into Russian collusion. They believe these documents will reveal corruption within the FBI. The senators sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel. They claim that the investigation, known as Crossfire Hurricane, was based on false information and did not find evidence of collusion between Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia. During Patel's confirmation hearing, he supported the view that the investigation was flawed. He promised to improve transparency in the bureau. Senators want access to interviews conducted by the FBI, which were part of the investigation. The FBI had previously provided the senators with redacted documents but did not meet their requests for unedited transcripts. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) stated that it cannot unilaterally declassify certain information. Special Counsel John Durham’s report concluded that there was not enough evidence to warrant the investigation into Trump's campaign. The findings, submitted in 2023, indicated that the FBI and the DOJ failed to uphold legal standards during Crossfire Hurricane.