Sen. Grassley Unveils Declassified Docs on Alleged FBI 'Political Hit Job' Against Trump

Declassified Documents and Historical Context

• 📌 Senator Grassley emphasizes the importance of understanding and learning from history to avoid repeating past failures.
• 🗓️ He highlights two dates of significance: January 6, 2021 (a "dark day" of violence against the Capitol) and January 6, 2017 (a date signifying a "systemic attack on our republic").

The "Crossfire Hurricane" Investigation

• 🔍 Grassley details how, in July 2016, the FBI opened the "discredited Crossfire Hurricane" investigation into Trump.
• 📄 This occurred as the Obama administration was planning its exit, allegedly setting "final traps" for the incoming Trump administration.
• 💡 Intelligence received in March/July 2016 suggested the Clinton campaign, with Hillary Clinton's approval, planned to falsely tie Trump to Russia.
• 🚫 The FBI allegedly "swept the evidence against Clinton under the rug" and failed to investigate this intelligence, despite awareness of its potential origin with the Clinton campaign or Russian disinformation.

Obama Administration's Alleged Involvement

• 🤝 In August 2016, President Obama and Vice President Biden met with intelligence leaders (Brennan, Clapper, Comey) to discuss intelligence related to the Clinton plan.
• 📧 Following Trump's election, on December 9, 2016, Obama's national security team met, leading to an email titled "President of the United States tasking on Russia election meddling."
• ⏱️ This resulted in an "intelligence community assessment" created rapidly, with "unusual directive from the president and senior political appointees," to tie Trump to Putin.
• 🎯 The assessment, published January 6, 2017, stated Putin aspired to help Trump by discrediting Clinton, despite prior intelligence suggesting Russia aimed to cause general political chaos.

The Steel Dossier and FISA Warrants

• 📄 On January 6, 2017, FBI Director Comey briefed Trump on the Clinton campaign-funded Steel Dossier.
• ⚠️ Declassified information revealed the Russians knew of the Steel Dossier as early as July 2016, before Crossfire Hurricane began.
• 🚨 An intelligence report on January 12, 2017, warned of false information in the dossier and its use as Russian disinformation.
• 🔄 Conveniently, on the same day, the FISA warrant on Carter Page, which used the dossier, was renewed for the first time.

Continued Allegations and Weaponization

• 🕵️ Grassley asserts the Mueller investigation was an unnecessary "deep state" hit job.
• 📂 He also points to the "Arctic Frost" FBI case, allegedly created by anti-Trump agent Peter Strzok with partisan FBI agents and DOJ prosecutors, which became a case for Jack Smith against Trump.
• ⚖️ This alleged decade-long "political weaponization of law enforcement and intelligence community activities" against Republicans, including the President, erodes trust in American institutions.
• 📢 Grassley calls for transparency to prevent such conspiracies from reoccurring and vows to continue investigating dark corners of government.