The FBI has quietly launched a wide-ranging criminal investigation into what officials are calling a decade-long “grand conspiracy” by Democratic Party operatives and deep-state actors to interfere in multiple U.S. elections.

FBI Director Kash Patel initiated the investigation a few weeks ago. Sources told Just the News the probe could lead to the appointment of a special prosecutor to determine whether the actions surrounding Russia collusion, Jack Smith’s prosecutions, and other events add up to a criminal conspiracy.

One source said the case could gain momentum if President Trump declassifies two sets of still-classified evidence dating back to 2016.

The first is a classified annex tied to the inspector general’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server—an annex Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley has sought for years. That annex allegedly shows that credible intelligence suggesting wrongdoing was ignored by the FBI.