A Supplemental Exhibit in Foerster v. Department of Justice: What Position Did Paul Cronin Take Regarding the Russia-Gate Statements?
On January 31, 2026, Dr. Bradley Foerster filed the following supplemental exhibit in Foerster v. Department of Justice, the federal Freedom of Information Act litigation seeking FBI records concerning the Russia-Gate-related statements documented throughout this archive.
The exhibit consists of a January 31, 2026 letter to Assistant United States Attorney Kimberly Stratton. Filed before the FBI produced any records in the litigation, the letter asked what position Dr. Paul Cronin had taken regarding the source of the Russia-Gate statements that he communicated to Dr. Bradley Foerster and Duaa Altaee during the summer of 2016, including whether those statements had been attributed to another individual during the FBI's investigation. No response to the letter is reflected in the documentary record presented here or in the public court record.
The filing is presented here as part of the documentary chronology preceding the FBI's interim productions in May and June 2026.
Exhibit 1 – January 31, 2026 Supplemental Exhibit and Letter to Assistant United States Attorney Kimberly Stratton
Core Archive Documents
From Paul Cronin's "This Will Ruin All Our Lives" to "I Will"
Case Model
Case Index
Federal Record Summary
Timeline: Town and Gown (2014–2026)
Selected Reporting
- From Mentor to Federal Investigation: The Dr. Eva Feldman Documentary Chronology
- July 26 Documentary Notice and Documentary Chronology Transmitted to City Attorney Kaur, Mayor Taylor, City Administrator Dohoney, and Police Chief Anderson Concerning Ann Arbor Police Department Investigations, Related City Proceedings, and Federal Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026).
- July 7 Documentary Notice to University of Michigan Vice President and General Counsel Timothy G. Lynch Concerning University and Law Enforcement Investigations Involving Drs. Bradley Foerster and Myria Petrou (2015–2026). July 8 UM Announces Lynch Leaving.
- 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
- The Institutional Fingerprint of the FBI Russia-Gate File: Referrals, Consults, Intelligence Reports, and the June 16, 2026 FBI Production
- Dr. Bradley Foerster and Dr. Myria Petrou Document More Than Two Years of Unsuccessful Efforts to Trace Bank of Ann Arbor's $1.4 Million Sheriff's Sale Credit Bid (June 2026)