Dr. Bradley Foerster’s FBI File — Russia-Gate Narrowing Leaves FBI Estimate Essentially Unchanged at 514 Pages and 5 Minutes of Audio

Before Dr. Bradley Foerster narrowed the request to Russia-Gate, the FBI had already advised Dr. Foerster that the FBI had located approximately 514 pages and five minutes of audio media potentially responsive to the request for Dr. Foerster’s FBI file.

September 15, 2025 — Dr. Foerster Narrows the Request to Russia-Gate

On September 15, 2025, Dr. Foerster asked the FBI to narrow FOIPA Request No. 1580912-001 to “anything related to Russia-Gate in my FBI file.”

Dr. Foerster identified Dr. Paul Cronin as the reported source of Russia-related statements made to Dr. Foerster and Duaa Altaee before the 2016 presidential election.

September 22, 2025 — FBI Identifies Approximately 514 Pages

On September 22, 2025, the FBI responded that the FBI had located approximately 514 pages and five minutes of audio media potentially responsive to the request.

The FBI also stated that the potentially responsive records fell within the period 2018–2021 and that the request remained in the FBI’s complex large processing track.

The Narrowing Did Not Materially Reduce the File Size

Dr. Foerster had narrowed the request for Dr. Foerster’s FBI file specifically to Russia-Gate.

Despite that limitation, the FBI continued to identify approximately 514 pages and five minutes of audio media as potentially responsive.

Narrowing Dr. Foerster’s FBI-file request specifically to Russia-Gate therefore did not materially reduce the FBI’s stated volume of potentially responsive material.


September 2025 FBI FOIA Correspondence

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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.