President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing the declassification of FBI files connected to the inquiry into his 2016 campaign’s potential ties to Russia, The Hill has reported.

The memorandum calls for the declassification of “all files related to Crossfire Hurricane investigation,” White House staff secretary Will Scharf said, who added that “we believe that it’s long past time for the American people to have a full and complete understanding of what exactly is in those files.”

Trump emphasized as he signed the memorandum that “this was total weaponization. It’s a disgrace … but now you’ll be able to see for yourselves.”

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