The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court recently threw open the gates for the FBI to share explosive Russiagate secrets with Congress. Judge Anthony Trenga approved the Justice Department’s request to review and redact documents tied to the controversial FISA warrants targeting former Trump campaign aide Carter Page, as Just the News reports. This move signals a reckoning for the murky Crossfire Hurricane probe that dogged Trump’s 2016 campaign.
In April, FBI Director Kash Patel, under President Donald Trump’s orders, declassified a trove of Crossfire Hurricane documents, sparking fresh scrutiny of the FBI’s actions. The House and Senate Judiciary Committees, led by Republicans, demanded unredacted records in March, including transcripts from DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz’s probe. The DOJ’s June 6 filing, made public on July 7, aims to satisfy Congress while navigating FISA’s tight rules.
The FISA court, established in 1978 to oversee foreign intelligence collection, rarely sees its decisions splashed across headlines. Judge Trenga, a George W. Bush appointee, ruled that redacting Page’s FISA data for Congress aligns with the law’s oversight provisions. His order smirks at the left’s narrative that transparency equals recklessness.
The FBI assembled a 25-person task force to comb through the requested documents, ensuring sensitive FISA details stay under wraps. DOJ’s Kevin O’Connor told the court the materials “are reasonably believed” to contain Page FISA information, requiring careful redaction. This isn’t about spilling secrets -- it’s about exposing the FBI’s 2016 missteps without breaking the law.
DOJ clarified it’s not dumping raw FISA data on Congress but shielding Page’s info while meeting oversight demands. Trenga’s ruling noted that blocking redacted records would “stymie” the Judiciary Committee’s work. The left’s pearl-clutching over privacy ignores Congress’s right to probe FBI overreach.
In March, Sens. Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson pressed Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi for Horowitz’s unredacted transcripts, citing an ignored 2023 request. Rep. Jim Jordan’s letter demanded records on the Steele dossier, Crossfire Hurricane, and then-special counsel John Durham’s inquiry. These lawmakers aren’t playing—they want answers on the FBI’s 2016 election meddling.
The Steele dossier, funded by Marc Elias and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign through Fusion GPS, fueled the flawed FISA warrants against Page. Horowitz’s 2019 report exposed 17 “significant errors” in those warrants, shredding the dossier’s credibility. Yet, the left still clings to its fairy tale of Trump-Russia collusion, despite zero evidence.
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s 2019 report found no Trump-Russia conspiracy, and Durham’s 2023 report slammed the FBI’s handling of Crossfire Hurricane. Durham’s indictments of dossier source Igor Danchenko and Clinton-linked lawyer Michael Sussmann -- both acquitted -- exposed the probe’s shaky foundation. The FBI’s reforms, touted by ex-Director Christopher Wray in 2023, feel like too little, too late.
Durham’s report revealed a 2016 “Clinton Plan” to tie Trump to Putin, briefed to Obama and Biden, yet the FBI never investigated it. Meanwhile, Crossfire Hurricane barreled forward on unverified gossip. The double standard reeks of political bias, and Congress is right to demand the full story.
A CIA review, released this month at Director John Ratcliffe’s direction, blasted former CIA chief John Brennan for pushing the Steele dossier into the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment. Senior CIA managers opposed its inclusion, citing “tradecraft violations,” but Brennan prioritized narrative over truth. His legacy now faces a criminal referral from Ratcliffe for possible illegal acts.
Former FBI leaders James Comey and Andrew McCabe also championed the dossier’s inclusion, despite its flaws. Comey’s January 2017 briefing to Trump on the dossier’s salacious claims was a masterclass in political theater. These deep-state darlings thought they could script Trump’s downfall, but the truth is clawing its way out.
The CIA review quoted a deputy director warning Brennan that the dossier risked “the credibility of the entire paper.” Brennan’s response? He doubled down, claiming it “warrants inclusion.” His arrogance, unchecked by Biden’s lack of a pardon, could haunt him until 2028 under potential legal scrutiny.
Jordan’s March 2025 letter zeroed in on the “CF–CH Comparison” document, contrasting the FBI’s kid-gloves treatment of Clinton with its aggressive Trump probe. Durham noted the FBI ignored the Clinton Plan while chasing uncorroborated Steele allegations. This selective justice demands a congressional spotlight.
The Federal Elections Commission fined Clinton’s campaign for hiding dossier funding, a slap on the wrist for a scheme that misled the nation. Elias’s law group, raking in over $40 million from Democrats in 2024, shows the machine behind the dossier still hums. Transparency, not vengeance, is the goal of Congress’s push.
DOJ’s spokesperson dodged questions about ongoing investigations, but Trenga’s ruling keeps the pressure on. The Judiciary Committee’s oversight could spark FISA reforms to curb future FBI abuses. Russiagate’s unraveling proves the MAGA call for accountability isn’t just noise -- it’s a demand for justice.
