On 2 September, searches in Russian diplomatic missions in Washington and San Francisco in the US State Department were called "an inspection conducted to ensure the security and protection of facilities and to confirm that the Russian government vacated the premises". This was reported by Fox News referring to an unnamed high-ranking official of the State Department.

According to the official, American officials and employees of the Russian diplomatic mission together inspected the buildings before they were released; statements that the FBI will free the premises by force, if the Russians do not voluntarily leave them, there was no. Did they take part in the inspection of the buildings of the special services, it is not specified.

After the previous searches, the Russian trade mission in Washington and the General Consulate of the Russian Federation in San Francisco became the responsibility of the United States.

On September 2, the Russian Foreign Ministry handed a note of protest to the American adviser-envoy Anthony Gofrey, and the official representative of the agency Maria Zakharova called the US actions "legal lawlessness" and "infernal clownery".

Last Thursday, the US demanded within two days to close the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco and to vacate the premises of Russian trade missions in Washington and New York.