Former Trump official Kash Patel has handed over hundreds of declassified documents to Congress related to the FBI’s now-discredited Trump–Russia collusion investigation, known as Crossfire Hurricane. This marks a major move toward transparency in a long-running political and legal saga
What’s Being Released—and Why Now?
The documents include nearly 700 pages of records—now referred to as the “Crossfire Hurricane Redacted Binder”—dated April 9, 2025. The release was ordered by former President Donald Trump through a March 2025 executive order, reviving an effort he started during his last days in office in January 2021.
Trump’s order aims to fully declassify materials from the FBI’s probe into his 2016 campaign. At the time, Trump believed the investigation was driven by political motives, not real evidence.
