‘Treasure Trove’ of Russia Hoax Records Remains Under Wraps, GOP Senate Chairs Say

Time is running out to declassify a “treasure trove” of records proving government weaponization against President Donald Trump, two outgoing Senate chairmen said.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., on Thursday published a letter to Trump seeking the release of the records that he ordered declassified 20 months ago.

“Your administration possesses a treasure trove of records that prove out weaponization against Republicans, including you and your family, which we’ve investigated for many years. These records need to see the light of day, consistent with your declassification Executive Order and the overriding public interest,” the senators added.

The request comes before Democrats are set to take majorities in both houses of Congress on Jan. 3, 2027.

The records focus on the probe, initially known as Crossfire Hurricane, that began in the Obama administration’s FBI as a counterintelligence investigation of links between President Donald Trump’s first campaign and the Russian government.

“The more we’ve investigated the matter, the more information has come to light exposing the political rot that infected that operation from the get-go,” the chairmen wrote.

Although Trump signed an executive order in March 2025 to declassify Crossfire Hurricane materials, many documents remain classified, the letter says, including government emails, hundreds of transcripts from Justice Department inspector general interviews, and a 400-page Justice Department Inspection Division investigation report.

Almost two-thirds of the transcribed interviews have yet to be provided to the committees, the chairmen wrote.

“We appreciate your strong efforts to bring transparency and accountability to Crossfire Hurricane and its related investigations,” the senators’ letter to Trump says. “For approximately a decade, we’ve investigated Crossfire Hurricane and have sought possession of a wide array of government records to expose the facts and evidence once hidden from the American public.”

Crossfire Hurricane began in July 2016 and grew into the investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller in 2017 after Trump was elected. Mueller’s probe ended in March 2019 and concluded there was not evidence the Trump campaign conspired or coordinated with the Russian government in its election interference activities.

The operation was the subject of scathing reports, first by the Justice Department’s inspector general Michael Horowitz and later by special counsel John Durham.

In July 2025, then-Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released additional documents that she said implicated former President Barack Obama in helping advance the Russia collusion narrative.

The senators’ letter to the president says, “We appreciate the new Inspector General and current DOJ and FBI leadership working to produce transcripts that previous leadership failed to produce. However, it’s been years, and these records have taken too long to reach Congress and the public.” 

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