Is that the sound of a hammer? Grenell Declassifies Document Said To Be ‘Very Significant’ To Origins Of Russia Probe | The Daily Caller

Grenell Declassifies Document Said To Be ‘Very Significant’ To Origins Of Russia Probe | The Daily Caller

As one of his last acts in office, Richard Grenell, the outgoing director of national intelligence, declassified a batch of Trump-Russia documents, including one that a senior U.S. intelligence official said is “very significant” to the origins of the Russia probe.

Grenell also declassified transcripts of December 2016 phone calls between Michael Flynn and former Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak, Fox News reported Tuesday.

A senior U.S. intelligence official confirmed the Fox News report to The Daily Caller News Foundation.

Grenell left office on Tuesday after swearing in his replacement, former Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe.

Ratcliffe will ultimately decide when to release the documents that Grenell declassified.

The official told Fox News that the document related to the origins of the Russia probe is “very significant in understanding how intelligence was manipulated to support launching the Russia investigation.”