Megyn Kelly Unleashes in Explosive Take on Declassified “Russiagate” Files

Veteran broadcaster Megyn Kelly didn’t hold back during her latest show segment. Fresh revelations from recently declassified documents tied to special counsel John Durham’s investigation reignited her fire—and pointed squarely at Hillary Clinton.

Durham’s newly revealed “annex” uncovers parts of the once-secret intelligence his team uncovered during the probe into Russiagate. Kelly claims this new appendix exposes a Clinton campaign plot to smear Donald Trump as a Russian agent—allegedly to distract voters from her own email scandal.

“This is so blatantly corrupt,” Kelly declared. “Hillary Clinton should be in jail. Literally behind bars. And everyone who worked with her on this should be too.” She laid out a biting case, alleging that Clinton, aided by insider operatives and compliant agencies, planted a false narrative and then leaned on intelligence channels to push the lie forward.

Kelly cited a detailed breakdown on the Substack site “Public,” by author Michael Shellenberger, as she sifted through the document in real time on air. The Durham annex, she revealed, makes the darkest elements overt: the CIA had intelligence suggesting the Clinton campaign intentionally launched a plan screaming “Putin’s puppet” to distract from the email controversy.

But the FBI’s response, according to Kelly, was tepid at best. Under pressure, they reportedly dismissed those warnings as hearsay—while simultaneously fueling the very investigation those warnings called into question. The Steele dossier? Originally funded by the Clinton campaign, it became a cornerstone for Crossfire Hurricane, the probe into Trump’s campaign.

Kelly said the storyline is almost unbelievable. Operatives tied to the Clinton team allegedly noticed the Russians uncovering the plot, via email hacks tied to campaign insiders. That intel made its way to Dutch intelligence, who reportedly shared the findings with U.S. counterparts. Yet rather than raising the alarm, federal officials doubled down on investigating Trump, using weak claims as the foundation.

Kelly didn’t shy away from airing the ironies. “Michael Flynn went to jail. Carter Page was spied on. Meanwhile, these people are walking around,” she fumed. It was a stark comparison—one she used to underscore what she sees as vast imbalance in accountability.

Joining the segment, journalist Glenn Greenwald offered his own verdict: Russiagate was always a myth—a hoax from the beginning. He argued that the mainstream media, deeply fearful of Trump, rallied behind a false narrative, elevating it to near-religious status. Only a small cadre of journalists—across political lines—ever questioned it.

Greenwald warned of the alarming implications. He characterized the intelligence agencies’ involvement as a grave breach of democracy: “When institutions that are supposed to be apolitical become partisans”—Kelly nodded in agreement—“you have an onion of corruption.”

Both Kelly and Greenwald urged accountability not just for campaign figures, but for high-level officials—those who led the FBI and CIA during the ordeal. “These people walked free,” Kelly said, citing leaked intelligence that suggested Attorney General Loretta Lynch privately assured a campaign official that the investigation into Clinton’s email server would “not go too far.” “If that doesn’t smell bad to you,” Kelly said, “I don’t know what does.”

Greenwald agreed, urging deeper investigations, not rushed dismissals, as some former officials attempted via public letters and op-eds. “This isn’t just about Hillary Clinton—it’s about whether we can trust institutions to act without bias,” he concluded.

What’s New in the Durham Annex:

• Clinton’s Alleged Strategy: The annex reportedly shows that Clinton’s team engineered a narrative tying Trump to Russia to divert public scrutiny from her email troubles.

• Intelligence Path: Russian hacking of campaign-linked operatives tipped off Dutch intelligence, who relayed the info to U.S. agencies.

• FBI’s Response: The agency largely ignored the warning, treating it as hearsay, while still moving ahead with the Trump-Russia investigation.

• Unequal Accountability: Despite intense scrutiny of Trump’s associates, Kelly highlighted how no one tied to the Clinton plan faced legal repercussions.

• Abuse of Power?: The segment raises questions about how intelligence agencies may have been co-opted into a political narrative—raising concerns about institutional integrity.

Kelly closed by challenging viewers to demand answers: why was there no accountability for those alleged to have orchestrated the smear? She demanded transparency—and she’s not letting go.