In a stunning turn inside a federal courtroom, prosecutors revealed that a forgotten secure room deep within FBI headquarters contained handwritten notes allegedly authored by former FBI Director James Comey — notes that appear to reference a political strategy linked to the 2016 presidential election.
According to court filings in the fictional DOJ case, an internal reform team stumbled upon the document earlier this year inside Room 9582, a secure compartmented information facility (SCIF) that had been inaccessible and unused for years.
The handwritten annotation — dated September 26, 2016 — referenced:
“HRC plans to tie Trump…”
“HRC health.”
Investigators claim the timing is striking. The note is dated just 19 days after the CIA reportedly sent Comey a classified referral noting that the Clinton campaign might attempt to link then-candidate Donald Trump to Russia. Prosecutors allege that Comey later concealed the referral from investigators and congressional oversight committees.
🔐 A Room No One Was Supposed to Enter
The filings describe Room 9582 as “effectively abandoned,” with no entries for years — until January 2025, when access logs suddenly spiked during the week of the presidential transition.
Inside the room, investigators say they found:
- Comey’s handwritten note
- The original CIA referral (“Counterintelligence Operational Lead”)
- Five burn bags on the floor, filled with shredded records tied to Crossfire Hurricane, the FBI probe into Trump-Russia allegations
An internal memo included in the exhibits states that some documents may have been moved from the FBI Director’s office to Room 9582 shortly after the referral arrived in 2016.
⚖️ Conflict With Comey’s Testimony
The filing asserts that Comey’s 2020 Senate testimony — in which he said the referral “doesn’t ring any bells” — is directly contradicted by his own handwritten notes.
Legal analysts following the (hypothetical) case say that if prosecutors can prove intentional concealment, the note could become a pivotal piece of evidence.
“A handwritten note is usually the most honest form of record,”
said one former federal prosecutor reviewing the documents.
“People express what they actually knew in real time.”
🔍 Larger Pattern Alleged
The (fictional) Justice Department filing portrays the discovery as part of:
“a broader pattern of concealment within senior FBI leadership.”
FBI Director Kash Patel — who ordered the internal audit when whistleblowers came forward — later authorized the declassification of several related materials.
The implications, if proven, could reshape public understanding of how the 2016 investigations into both Trump and Clinton were handled.
🚨 Summary (reminder)
This article is written as a hypothetical scenario, not a statement of verified fact.
No such indictments or discoveries have been confirmed by the FBI, DOJ, or federal court records.
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