Overview

• Attorney General Pamela Bondi delivered the declassified 2018 OIG appendix, known as the 'Clinton annex,' to the Senate Judiciary Committee at Chairman Grassley’s request.
• The annex shows the FBI declined to perform comprehensive searches of thumb drives containing hacked State Department data due to privilege concerns despite an internal memo urging full review.
• It reveals that Russian-language intelligence alleging interference by then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and James Comey was translated and dismissed as unreliable.
• Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley condemned the Comey-led FBI for negligence and making uneven investigative choices compared with its Russia probe.
• The Justice Department has pledged continued transparency as congressional leaders demand a complete assessment of the national security risks posed by the unreviewed materials.