U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the declassification of all FBI files related to the agency’s investigation into his first election campaign’s alleged contacts with Russia, titled Crossfire Hurricane.
RT noted in its March 26, 2025 coverage that “the FBI launched the ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ investigation in July 2016 to examine whether Trump—then a presidential candidate—or members of his campaign were colluding or coordinating with Moscow to influence the election.” On March 25, Trump directed the Attorney General to make the materials available to the public “immediately.”
RT wrote: “Crossfire Hurricane was prompted by the ‘Steele Dossier’—a compilation of unverified rumors about Trump and his alleged links to Russia. The dossier was compiled by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, and reportedly funded by the Hillary Clinton campaign.” They noted that this became the subject of a hearing and investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, “whose subsequent ‘Russiagate’ investigation found no evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government. In 2023, the U.S. Justice Department’s (DOJ) special counsel John Durham—appointed to review the origins of the Crossfire Hurricane probe—concluded that the FBI and DOJ had ‘failed to uphold their mission’ by relying on biased information to surveil Trump.... It was also revealed that the Steele Dossier had been used by the FBI to obtain court permission to spy on Trump’s campaign.”
In a video posted on Tuesday, March 25, on Truth Social, Trump said after signing the order: “This was total weaponization. It’s a disgrace. It should never happen in this country, but now you’ll be able to see for yourselves.” Addressing journalists, RT quoted him as adding: “You probably won’t bother because you’re not going to like what you see.”
RT made the point: “Trump had previously ordered a full declassification of Crossfire Hurricane during the final days of his first term, but the documents were never released. According to a 2023 CNN report, a binder containing highly classified information later went missing.”
