On Tuesday, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the declassification of FBI files related to the investigation into his 2016 campaign’s potential ties to Russia.
The memorandum calls for the declassification of “all files related to Crossfire Hurricane investigation,” White House staff secretary Will Scharf said as Trump prepared to sign the order at the White House.
“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,” Scharf said.
“This was total weaponization. It’s a disgrace…but now you’ll be able to see for yourselves,” Trump said as he signed the memo.
The FBI opened the Crossfire Hurricane investigation in July 2016 over whether members of Trump’s campaign were coordinating with Russian officials.
Trump and his allies have for years cast doubt on the legitimacy of the FBI’s probe into his campaign, arguing it was a politically motivated investigation.
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Investigation? It was not an investigation! It was a fraudulent/corrupt smear for which many should rightly be serving prison time and that includes old hillary.
The Russia-gate story was written like a Hollywood script. The authors were naysayers, political hacks, and leftists within the US government. The people should be investigated, charged and tried for treason. I hope the files clearly show the perpetrators of this fraud. Their crimes are part of the darkest days in political history.