Thousands of Trump–Russia Probe Documents Found in Secret FBI Room, Sources Say
FBI Director Kash Patel has reportedly uncovered thousands of sensitive documents related to the Trump–Russia investigation hidden in “burn bags” inside a previously unknown room at FBI headquarters, The Gaze reports, citing Fox News Digital.
The discovery includes a classified annex to former Special Counsel John Durham’s report, which contains the raw intelligence Durham reviewed while investigating the origins of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane probe—the controversial 2016 inquiry into alleged ties between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and Russia.
Patel and his staff located the documents during a recent review of the FBI’s archives. The materials were found in burn bags, which are typically used for the secure destruction of highly classified documents.
Sources said the annex and other files were stored in a sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) that had been concealed from prior oversight, including during the tenure of former FBI Director James Comey.
Patel confirmed in an earlier interview that he discovered a hidden room filled with documents and computer hard drives “no one had ever seen or heard of.”
Sources briefed on the contents of the annex say it contains credible foreign intelligence gathered before the FBI launched Crossfire Hurricane, suggesting the agency would attempt to amplify a narrative of Trump–Russia collusion. One source described the intelligence as predicting the FBI’s moves “with alarming specificity.”
They added that the document supports the claim that elements within the U.S. government were working to help Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign by seeding the Trump–Russia narrative.
The classified annex is now being reviewed for declassification in coordination with CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and NSA Acting Director William Hartman. Once finalized, the document will be transmitted to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley, who is expected to release it publicly.