On July 31, 2025, the U.S. government declassified an annex to Special Counsel John Durham’s 2023 report, revealing allegations that Hillary Clinton approved a 2016 campaign plan to falsely link Donald Trump to Russian election interference, aiming to divert attention from her email scandal.
Good summary of what we @fbi found and declassified, for the first time ever. More to come https://t.co/akAt91Xk3i
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) July 31, 2025
The document details how the Clinton campaign, allegedly with support from “special services,” planned to fabricate Trump-Russia ties, expecting amplification by FBI-linked firms and media. It criticizes the FBI for dismissing credible intelligence about this plan while aggressively pursuing the Trump-Russia investigation, Crossfire Hurricane, based on unverified data.
Declassified by Attorney General Pam Bondi and others, the annex has sparked claims of a major political scandal, though some note the FBI couldn’t verify the plan, and the intelligence may include Russian misinformation.