Grassley Releases FBI Files on Trump Probe and Musk Case Push, Citing 2017 and 2025 Bias
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Grassley Releases FBI Files on Trump Probe and Musk Case Push, Citing 2017 and 2025 Bias
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 16
Summary
Newly released Senate Judiciary records show one FBI agent repeatedly sought assignment to Crossfire Hurricane in 2017, while another in February 2025 urged opening a criminal case against Elon Musk.
Grassley said the files show a yearslong pattern of political bias against Trump and Republicans, using the document dump at a hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel to argue the bureau was weaponized.
The Musk referral came from former agent Kevin Gounaud, who argued Musk's X post asking federal workers to list five accomplishments improperly used a private platform for official business; Grassley said the case never advanced.
Another former agent, Walter Giardina, emailed at least seven times over four weeks to join the Trump-Russia probe and corresponded with Timothy Thibault, whom the Office of Special Counsel later found violated the Hatch Act in a 2024 warning.
The release extends Grassley's long-running effort to publicize FBI and Justice Department records tied to Trump-era investigations, reviving scrutiny of Crossfire Hurricane even after Mueller found no criminal Trump-Russia conspiracy.