{"id":90944,"date":"2026-05-05T17:28:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/kash-patel-says-russiagate-linked-fbi-burn-bag-room-was-missing-from-bureau-blueprints\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:28:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:28:17","slug":"kash-patel-says-russiagate-linked-fbi-burn-bag-room-was-missing-from-bureau-blueprints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/kash-patel-says-russiagate-linked-fbi-burn-bag-room-was-missing-from-bureau-blueprints\/","title":{"rendered":"Kash Patel says Russiagate-linked FBI \u2018burn bag\u2019 room was missing from bureau blueprints"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FBI Director Kash Patel said he found the agency&#8217;s &#8220;burn bag&#8221; room full of sensitive documents tied to the &#8220;Russiagate&#8221; investigation, but nobody was able to get inside at first \u2014 in fact, the room wasn&#8217;t on the building map at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Patel appeared on Tuesday&#8217;s episode of &#8220;Hang Out with Sean Hannity&#8221; and referenced a previous discussion on the podcast in which former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino talked about the same room.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"FBI Director Kash Patel speaking next to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at a press conference.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/7mRrZPQ5p2z34Cc1otfjmQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/77dcd0178d6b1339d98c841afdc5938e\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel speaks alongside acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2026, following reports of a second indictment of former FBI Director James Comey.<\/p>\n<p><span>(Reuters)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than one &#8220;burn bag,&#8221; which is &#8220;a large paper bag that you use to destroy and literally shred and burn classified information,&#8221; was found inside this secret room &#8220;locked away in FBI headquarters,&#8221; Patel said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Patel Found Thousands Of Sensitive Trump-russia Probe Docs Inside &#8216;Burn Bags&#8217; In Secret Room At Fbi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They weren&#8217;t burned, but the room was also off the map. It wasn&#8217;t on our blueprint, and nobody had access to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"FBI Director Kash Patel listening during Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing in Washington\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/0EK8kYAUT7nGPr5TleOUhA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/98a2c6106e96ed082fcf2ff34d80d89d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel listens during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Bongino previously joined the show, he said he found a bag containing the &#8220;mother lode&#8221; of documents regarding &#8220;Crossfire Hurricane,&#8221; the FBI&#8217;s probe into potential collusion between President Donald Trump and Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Gregg Jarrett: Comey\u2019s Russian Hoax Is A Reminder Of How He Is Similar To Nixon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He surmised that the document was intentionally spared from destruction, suggesting that someone intended for it to be discovered, and that the files revealed what the agency really knew during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I&#8217;m reading this document, and I&#8217;m like, \u2018I can&#8217;t believe this happened in the United States.\u2019 It wasn&#8217;t just that it happened in the United States, it was that so many people knew about it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;All you had to do was read it. This thing was bulls&#8212; from the start.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In July, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard alleged that the Obama administration promoted a narrative about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election that she said officials knew was wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Then, in August, the Department of Justice opened a grand jury investigation into Gabbard\u2019s claims. Earlier this year, the DOJ subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey over his role in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian election interference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Madison Colombo contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Original article source:<\/em> Kash Patel says Russiagate-linked FBI \u2018burn bag\u2019 room was missing from bureau blueprints<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a ><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Kash Patel said he found the agency&#8217;s &#8220;burn bag&#8221; room full of sensitive documents tied to the &#8220;Russiagate&#8221; investigation, but nobody was able to get inside at first \u2014 in fact, the room wasn&#8217;t on the building map at all. 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