Patel Discovers Trump-Russia Probe Documents in Secret FBI Room - Fox

A new Fox News (Right bias) report said FBI Director Kash Patel found thousands of documents pertaining to the Trump-Russia investigation in "burn bags" in a secret room at the FBI offices. 

The Details: The report, based on anonymous sources, said the FBI discovered the classified annex to Special Counsel John Durham's final report, including the intelligence it was based on. The annex is reportedly being reviewed by intelligence chiefs for declassification. After the declassified version is reviewed by Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), he is expected to release it to the public. "Ultimately, the release of the classified annex will lend more credibility to the assertion that there was a coordinated plan inside the U.S. government to help the Clinton campaign stir up controversy connecting Trump to Russia," a source told Fox News. 

For Context: The controversial Trump-Russia investigation began with an FBI probe known as Crossfire Hurricane in 2016. The Steele dossier, which contained accusations that Donald Trump colluded with the Russian government during his campaign, was a significant piece in opening the probe. "It was eventually determined that the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee funded the dossier through the law firm Perkins Coie," Fox News said. "Burn bags" are used to destroy documents deignated as classified or higher. 

How The Media Covered It: The story was covered widely by outlets on the right and scantly by outlets on the left. Outlets on the right focused on the revelations from the Fox report and Patel's comments. In contrast, coverage from The New Republic (Left) and Mediaite (Lean Left) focused on Trump's response to the report where Trump seemingly referred to the Jeffrey Epstein case instead of Russiagate. 

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