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‘Worse than Watergate’ New FBI files detail agent’s push to join Trump probe, investigate Elon Musk
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Senator Chuck Grassley released FBI emails from the Crossfire Hurricane investigation. The emails documented an agent's efforts to join the Trump probe and actions related to Elon Musk. Grassley characterized the operations as exceeding Watergate in scope. The Crossfire Hurricane investigation was the FBI's counterintelligence operation into the 2016 Trump campaign that began in July 2016.
