Overview

• Patel disclosed the recovery of thousands of classified files stashed in burn bags inside a secure room at FBI headquarters.
• The haul includes the classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s report on the origins of the Trump–Russia investigation.
• Sources say the annex contains foreign intelligence indicating the FBI planned to promote the collusion narrative before launching Crossfire Hurricane.
• The CIA and FBI have initiated a joint declassification process ahead of a Senate Judiciary Committee examination.
• Congressional overseers and criminal investigators are intensifying scrutiny over possible FISA abuses and the use of burn bags to destroy evidence.