Published on March 25, 2025
This presidential memorandum orders the declassification of materials related to the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation, with specific exceptions for certain redacted content, FISA Court protected information, and personally identifiable data. The directive requires the Attorney General to immediately make these declassified materials available to the public, marking a significant shift in the accessibility of information related to this controversial investigation.
The timing and selective nature of this declassification effort suggests potential political motivations beyond mere transparency. By maintaining classification of FBI-requested redactions while broadly declassifying other materials, this action could allow for a controlled narrative that serves specific interests while maintaining protection over potentially contradictory information. The immediate release requirement, combined with the broad scope of declassification, could overwhelm public discourse with carefully selected information while more sensitive or contextual materials remain protected.
While presented as a move toward transparency, this declassification action appears strategically designed to shape public perception of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation through selective information release. The careful preservation of certain classified elements while broadly releasing others suggests a calculated approach to information control rather than a genuine commitment to full transparency.
MEMORANDUM FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE THE DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SUBJECT: Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby direct the following: Except as provided below, I have determined that all of the materials referenced in the Presidential Memorandum of January 19, 2021 (Declassification of Certain Materials Related to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation), are no longer classified. I have further determined that the material proposed for redaction by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in a cover letter dated January 17, 2021, remains classified. My decision to declassify the materials described above does not extend to materials that must be protected from disclosure pursuant to orders of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and does not require the disclosure of certain personally identifiable information or any other materials that must be protected from disclosure under applicable law. Subject to the exceptions identified above, the Attorney General shall make declassified materials described in this memorandum available to the public immediately. DONALD J. TRUMP