FBI Director Kash Patel declared Sunday that the American people are about to witness a long-overdue wave of transparency tied to the Crossfire Hurricane investigation—the FBI’s internal name for its probe into now-debunked claims of collusion between Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Sunday Morning Futures, Patel made clear that the Bureau, under his leadership, is working to correct what he described as a massive institutional failure.
The interview included Deputy Director Dan Bongino and followed President Trump’s March order declassifying documents related to the Russia probe. Investigative journalist Jerry Dunleavy has begun reviewing the materials, which reportedly shed light on years of misconduct inside the agency.
Patel pulled no punches when recounting how former FBI leaders—including James Comey, Andrew McCabe, Peter Strzok, and James Baker—“intentionally lied to a federal court” in order to push the Russia narrative. “They rigged a presidential election by lying to the American public and using taxpayer dollars, likely illegally, to fund this entire operation,” Patel charged. He also accused them of withholding exculpatory evidence from the courts and the American people, leading to a scandal that “broke the FBI.”
Despite the gravity of the accusations, accountability has been elusive. Bartiromo pressed Patel on this point, noting that figures like Comey and Strzok now enjoy media platforms and TV shows despite their alleged misconduct. “They’re fine,” she said bluntly. “There’s been no accountability.”
Patel acknowledged the frustration, attributing the lack of criminal charges in part to the passage of time. “Most of these statute of limitations are five years old,” he said. “We will investigate criminal conduct where we find a righteous case… but a lot of it, we’re precluded from.” Still, he insisted the current leadership can expose what happened and “put out the documents and the information that these people withheld.”
He went further, alleging that former FBI officials went to great lengths to hide evidence—storing documents in rooms where they couldn’t be found and dodging oversight. “We just found out more last week,” he added, indicating there are still new layers of misconduct being uncovered.
Patel ended with a tease: “Just give us about a week or two,” suggesting more revelations are coming. For Americans who have waited years for clarity and accountability, the promise of full transparency may bring overdue light to one of the most politically consequential investigations in modern history.
