FBI First Tranche in Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice — FBI Records Document Russia-Gate Reporting, January 2018 Mueller Letter, May 2018 FBI Processing, and Rosenstein–Mueller Correspondence
Records released in the FBI’s first tranche of production in Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice document a significant Russia-Gate reporting and FBI-processing sequence.
On January 30, 2018, Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou appeared at the FBI Detroit Field Office , where the subsequent FBI complaint record memorialized information concerning Dr. Paul Cronin and Russia-related statements attributed to him. The following day, January 31, 2018, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou sent a letter to Special Counsel Robert Mueller concerning alleged Russian election interference and related Russia-Gate matters.
FBI Records Document Subsequent Processing
The FBI’s own released records document subsequent handling of that correspondence. A May 8, 2018 FBI FD-302 records receipt of an April 27, 2018 email “including attachment” relating to information previously sent to Special Counsel Mueller by Dr. Foerster.
A separate May 11, 2018 FBI Import Form states that the purpose of the entry was:
“To document Foerster [ ] letter forwarded to Special Counsel Mueller for information.”
The same FBI import record identifies the enclosed material as “email and mueller letter_2018_05_07_17_07_01_728.pdf,” documenting additional FBI administrative processing of the Mueller correspondence.
Later Rosenstein–Mueller Correspondence in the FBI Record
The same FBI production also contains later litigation-related material associated with Foerster v. Cronin, No. 2:18-cv-07672-ODW-JC. The materials include the earlier January 31, 2018 Mueller letter and a subsequent May 18, 2018 letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller concerning alleged Russia-Gate-related statements, associated allegations, and related events involving the University of Michigan and Dr. Paul Cronin.
What the FBI Records Establish
The documentary sequence is direct: Russia-Gate-related information was reported to the FBI in Detroit; Dr. Foerster and Dr. Petrou wrote to Special Counsel Mueller the following day; and the FBI’s own subsequently released records document later receipt, processing, and forwarding of Mueller-related correspondence.
The released records do not establish what investigative conclusions, if any, were ultimately reached regarding the underlying allegations.
Update — Second FBI Tranche
The FBI’s second production did not resolve what investigative conclusions, if any, followed the Russia-Gate-related reporting documented above. It did, however, disclose a July 1, 2019 FBI Electronic Communication opening subfile 46H-DE-2595857-INTELPRODS as a repository for intelligence reports , together with a Deleted Page Information Sheet reflecting 39 associated pages withheld in full.
The released records do not establish whether INTELPRODS concerned the Russia-Gate reporting, the HHS-OIG/NIH-grant investigation, another investigative subject reflected elsewhere in Dr. Foerster’s FBI records, or some combination of subjects.
FBI records released in Foerster v. U.S. Department of Justice documenting the January 2018 Mueller correspondence, subsequent FBI processing, and later Rosenstein–Mueller-related materials.
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January 31, 2018 letter to Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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May 18, 2018 letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
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Selected Reporting
- Bradley Foerster Submits 140-Exhibit, 1,121-Page Documentary Chronology to FBI for Supervisory Review of the Investigation Involving Dr. Bradley Foerster, Dr. Myria Petrou, and Duaa Altaee
- From One FBI File to a Legislative Proposal: Peter and Maria Foerster Ask Senator Van Hollen's Office and Congressman Jamie Raskin to Consider a Uniform Administrative Framework for Federal Investigations
- Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology: 139 Exhibits on NIH R01NS082304, University Proceedings, and Federal Investigation — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Send Ann Arbor Officials Documentary Chronology on AAPD and Related Federal Investigations — No Response Received
- Timothy Lynch Documentary Chronology: 63 Exhibits on University of Michigan Office of General Counsel, University Investigations, and Law Enforcement — No Response Received
- Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou Documentary Chronology: 8 Exhibits Document More Than Two Years of Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid — No Response Received
Brad Foerster, MD PhD
Brad Foerster is a FOIA advocate documenting requests, transparency disputes, and accountability investigations involving public agencies, universities, police oversight, and Russia-Gate related inquiries. His work compiles original documents, timelines, and analysis of public records and institutional responses. Brad is also a board-certified radiologist, author of Town & Gown, and has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles. Brad lives in Potomac, Maryland with his family and is a member of the Montgomery County Medical Society and the Takoma Park U.S. & World History Book Club.