Trump to declassify Crossfire Hurricane: ‘FBI should be ashamed’ –
President Donald Trump has officially signed a memorandum to declassify the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation, a probe that aimed to examine potential ties between his 2016 campaign and Russia. This move, which Trump described as necessary to reveal what he calls “total weaponization” of law enforcement, aims to publicly release documents related to the investigation. Trump expressed his belief that the FBI and the Department of Justice should be ashamed of their actions during this period and suggested that the media might avoid looking at the documents due to their content. The Crossfire Hurricane investigation launched in july 2016, ultimately leading to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, which concluded in March 2019. Trump’s decision to declassify the documents is seen as an effort to counter the narrative linking his campaign to Russian interference.
Trump to declassify Crossfire Hurricane investigation: ‘FBI should be ashamed’
President Donald Trump has ordered the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, which consumed much of his first term, to be declassified and made available to the public.
“This was total weaponization. It’s a disgrace, should never happen in this country,” Trump said before signing a presidential memorandum declassifying the information. “But now you’ll [the media] be able to see for yourselves, all declassified.”
🚨 President Trump signs a Presidential Memorandum requiring the immediate declassification of all FBI files relating to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation pic.twitter.com/5BdF6PBNna
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 25, 2025
Trump joked that the press probably wouldn’t check out the documents “because you’re not going to like what you see,” but nonetheless celebrated the move as a final triumph over critics who connected his 2016 campaign to Russia.
Crossfire Hurricane was the code name given to an FBI investigation that began in July 2016, when Trump was still a candidate, looking at his campaign’s possible ties to Russia. That effort sparked Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in 2017, which consumed Washington for two more years before it concluded in March 2019.
“Is anybody going to look,” Trump asked while gesturing to members of the media. “Frankly, the FBI should be ashamed of themselves, and so should the Department of Justice. And so should [former President Joe] Biden.”
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As a result of the controversy, Crossfire Hurricane was later investigated by John Durham, then the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.
Trump’s team has long maintained that Crossfire Hurricane was a blatant example of weaponized law enforcement used against the president.
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