Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley on Monday revealed new findings from a long-sought document known as the “Clinton annex,” showing major investigative failures by the FBI during its probe of Hillary Clinton’s private email server and mishandling of highly classified information.
The annex, newly declassified at Grassley’s request by Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel, is an appendix to the Justice Department Office of Inspector General’s 2018 report on the Clinton email investigation. Grassley had pressed for the document’s release since 2018, including requests to former Attorneys General Bill Barr and President Trump. He reiterated the request earlier this year and credited Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for honoring it.
According to the annex, the FBI obtained thumb drives containing sensitive government information, including emails linked to then-President Barack Obama and possible congressional material. Yet, investigators under then-Director James Comey, Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, and former agent Peter Strzok reportedly failed to conduct targeted searches of the drives or assess potential national security risks, despite internal recommendations to do so.
The annex also references intelligence reports describing alleged communications between then-DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and two individuals affiliated with George Soros’s Open Society Foundations. The reports suggest efforts within the Obama administration to shut down the Clinton investigation and shield her candidacy. The FBI’s leadership, the annex states, made no serious attempt to verify the claims.
Grassley said Comey’s handling of the Clinton matter reflected a “political infection” in the Bureau’s leadership and cited it as justification for Comey’s removal. He called on DOJ and the FBI to continue reviewing the case, including its broader national security implications.
Read the Clinton Annex
Read the Senate Judiciary Press Release
