Crossfire Hurricane

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Counterintelligence investigation

• Primary Focus

  Links between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia

• Secondary Focus

  Whether individuals associated with Trump's campaign coordinated with Russian government efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election

• Code Name Origin

  First line of The Rolling Stones' 1968 song 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'

• Investigating Body

  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• Comparison (by critics)

  Flawed Iraq War Intelligence

• Alleged Unreliable Source

  Steele Dossier

• Critic's Characterization

  Russiagate Hoax, Politicized Intelligence

• Controversial Surveillance Method

  Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants

• Alleged Orchestrators (by critics)

  Obama Administration, James Clapper, John Brennan, James Comey

• DOJ Inspector General Finding (Predication)

  Opened for an authorized investigative purpose and with sufficient factual predication

• DOJ Inspector General Finding (FISA Applications)

  Identified significant errors and omissions in FISA applications

Timeline

• The FBI initiated the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (Source: Web search results (Wikipedia, Statement of Michael E. Horowitz))

  2016-07-31

• John Brennan shared intelligence about Russian interference with James Comey, clarifying FBI concerns. (Source: Web search results (Wikipedia))

  2016-08

• The FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation concluded. (Source: Web search results (Wikipedia))

  2017-05-17

• The Department of Justice Inspector General released its report on the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (Source: Web search results (Statement of Michael E. Horowitz))

  2019-12-09

• A memo from Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Special Counsel Robert Mueller regarding 'The Scope of Investigation and Definition of Authority' was released. (Source: Web search results (Senate Judiciary Committee))

  2020-05-06

• The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled, 'Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation: Day 1' with former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. (Source: Web search results (Senate Judiciary Committee))

  2020-05-27

• Two declassified documents significantly undercutting the reliability of the Steele dossier and the accuracy of many factual assertions in the Carter Page FISA applications were released by the Senate Judiciary Committee. (Source: Web search results (Senate Judiciary Committee))

  2020-06-11

• A Presidential Memorandum was issued for the declassification of certain materials related to the FBI's Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (Source: Web search results (White House.gov))

  2021-01-19

Web Search Results

• Crossfire Hurricane (FBI investigation) - Wikipedia

  Crossfire Hurricane was the code name for the counterintelligence investigation undertaken by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from July 31, 2016, to May 17, 2017, into links between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia and "whether individuals associated with Trump's presidential campaign were coordinating, wittingly or unwittingly, with the Russian government's efforts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election". Trump was not personally under investigation until [...] The FBI's concerns became clear after Brennan shared intelligence about Russian interference with Comey in mid-August 2016. The FBI investigation, code named Crossfire Hurricane, had a large degree of independence from inter-agency efforts to investigate Russian interference. According to an April 2018 House Intelligence Committee report, a "fusion cell on Russian election interference, which was comprised of analysts from the CIA, FBI, and NSA [...] operated through the election". The report [...] The "Crossfire Hurricane" codename was taken from the opening line of "Jumpin' Jack Flash", a Rolling Stones song. Trump's 2016 campaign had prominently featured another Rolling Stones song, "You Can't Always Get What You Want", at rallies and at the 2016 Republican National Convention. ## Investigations [edit&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Investigations")]

• Statement of Michael E. Horowitz

  a suggestion" from Russia that it could assist in the election process with the anonymous release of information during the campaign that would be damaging to candidate Clinton and President Obama. Days later, on July 31, the FBI initiated the Crossfire Hurricane investigation that is the subject of our report. [...] information in the FBI's possession at the time was limited, in light of the low threshold established by Department and FBI predication policy, we found that Crossfire Hurricane was opened for an authorized investigative purpose and with sufficient factual predication. [...] In my statement today, I highlight some of the most significant findings in our report. A more detailed overview of our findings can be found in the report’s Executive Summary. Our findings are the product of a comprehensive review that examined more than one million documents in the Department's and FBI's possession, including documents that other U.S. and foreign government agencies provided the FBI during the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. Our team conducted over 170 interviews involving

• [PDF] Timeline of Key Events Related to Crossfire Hurricane Investigation

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• Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal ...

  Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation Presidential Memoranda March 25, 2025 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. [...] Published Time: 2025-03-25T20:00:09+00:00 Immediate Declassification of Materials Related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Crossfire Hurricane Investigation – The White House Skip to content Menu President Donald J. Trump The White House Search Image 1

• FISA Abuse Investigation | United States Senate Committee on the ...

  The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation: Day 1” with former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as a witness. (hearing) May 27, 2020 Chairman Graham announced that former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein would testify before the committee at a hearing titled, “Oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation: Day 1.” (press release) May 19, 2020 [...] Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today announced that the Committee would debate and vote on a subpoena authorization related to the FISA abuse investigation and oversight of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (press release) May 6, 2020 The Senate Judiciary Committee released a memo from Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to Special Counsel Robert Mueller regarding "The Scope of Investigation and Definition of Authority". (memo) May 6, 2020 [...] Chairman Graham secured the release of two recently declassified documents that significantly undercut the reliability of the Steele dossier and the accuracy and reliability of many of the factual assertions in the Carter Page FISA applications. (document 1) (document 2) (press release) June 11, 2020 The Committee authorized Chairman Graham to issue subpoenas related to oversight of the FISA process and the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. (press release) June 3, 2020

• Instance Of

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Crossfire Hurricane is a 2012 documentary film about the Rolling Stones written and directed by Brett Morgen. The film chronicles the early years of the band through to 1981. The film is a series of interviews conducted without cameras, while showing various points of interest that the band is discussing as archival footage. The title of the film comes from the first line of the band's 1968 hit "Jumpin' Jack Flash".