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A memo inside the FBI even recommended further forensic analysis of the drives, but top brass reportedly crushed any effort to pursue the matter. The reason? Politics.
The annex also revealed that intelligence reports suggested coordination between DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and operatives from George Soros’s Open Society Foundations—efforts aimed at squashing the investigation before it could harm Clinton’s campaign.
“The FBI failed to perform fundamental investigative work and left key pieces of evidence on the cutting room floor,” Grassley said. “This document shows an extreme lack of effort and due diligence.”
According to Grassley, the Clinton annex was declassified thanks to the persistence of former Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel—both Trump-era officials committed to shining light on years of government misconduct.
“Today, the Department of Justice honored Chairman Grassley’s request to release information relating to former-FBI Director James Comey’s failed investigation into Hillary Clinton’s mishandling of highly classified information during her tenure as Secretary of State,” Bondi confirmed in a statement.
Grassley had demanded the annex’s release since 2018, repeatedly pressing former AG Bill Barr and later President Trump to declassify it. His efforts finally paid off in 2025.
The annex further discloses that intelligence reports claimed the Obama White House actively worked to derail the Clinton investigation. FBI agents—including Comey, McCabe, and Strzok—allegedly ignored these reports and failed to determine their validity.
Meanwhile, the same FBI wasted no time launching the now-debunked Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Donald Trump, based on the discredited Steele dossier. That probe began mere weeks after Comey publicly cleared Clinton in July 2016—despite having drafted her exoneration letter before even interviewing her.
Grassley slammed this blatant double standard: “Comey’s decision-making process smacks of political infection.”
On the same day that the FBI kicked off its Trump-Russia investigation, Peter Strzok infamously texted FBI lawyer Lisa Page:
“And damn this feels momentous. Because this matters. The other one did, too, but that was to ensure we didn’t F something up. This matters because this MATTERS. So super glad to be on this voyage with you.”
Let that sink in. The Clinton investigation was treated as something to “not mess up.” The Trump probe, on the other hand, was considered the real priority—“because this matters.”
According to the annex, Clinton’s email scandal was a national security risk of the highest order. Yet the FBI brushed it aside, opting instead to protect a political figurehead in Clinton while targeting her opposition.
“This was not a mistake. It was deliberate,” Grassley declared. “The American people can finally see the facts for themselves.”
He concluded with a sharp rebuke of former Director Comey, saying his failure to ensure a fair and balanced investigation proved he was unfit to lead the FBI. “Comey lacked the ability to maintain the public’s trust and was therefore rightfully terminated.”
After nearly a decade of delays, redactions, and obfuscation, the truth is finally being dragged into the light. Thanks to leaders like Grassley, Bondi, and Patel, Americans are beginning to see just how deeply political rot had spread inside the halls of the FBI and DOJ.
And this is just the beginning.
