President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday calling for the rapid declassification of most FBI recordsdata associated to the company’s investigation into the since debunked allegations Trump colluded with Russia throughout his first presidential run – often called Crossfire Hurricane.
The FBI launched its Crossfire Hurricane investigation in July 2016 within the midst of Trump’s marketing campaign towards Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. The investigation was meant to uncover whether or not the Trump marketing campaign was colluding with Russia to illegally affect the end result of the election, allegations pushed by the mainstream media.
“This was obviously one of the instances of the weaponization of [the] law enforcement powers of prosecution against you and others,” stated White Home Employees Secretary Will Scharf, as he handed the memorandum to Trump for signing. “We believe that it’s long past time for the American people to have a full and complete understanding of what exactly is in those files.”
Particular Counsel Robert Mueller investigated the claims and “did not establish” any prison collusion between Trump and Russia.
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Trump already signed a comparable memorandum earlier than leaving workplace in January 2021 declassifying investigation recordsdata the Division of Justice had supplied to the White Home to the “the maximum extent possible.” Trump concurrently challenged the media Tuesday to dig into the recordsdata, insinuating that they wouldn’t discover something incriminating towards him there.
“You probably won’t bother because you’re not going to like what you see, but this was total weaponization. It’s a disgrace – should never happen in this country,” the president stated. “But now you’ll be able to see for yourselves. All declassified.”
Exempt from declassification is redacted info in an FBI cowl letter dated Jan. 17, 2021, in addition to supplies protected by orders from the Overseas Intelligence Surveillance Court docket and “personally identifiable information or any other materials that must be protected from disclosure under applicable law.”
The declassification comes at a time when the president’s international coverage towards Russia and Ukraine has been underneath scrutiny.
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