Obama’s CIA Director John Brennan Referred to DOJ for Prosecution
Jim Jordan alleges John Brennan lied about CIA involvement in the Steele dossier during a 2023 congressional interview, urging prosecution under federal false statement laws.
- Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee referred former CIA Director John Brennan to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution, alleging he made false statements during his 2023 testimony about the Trump-Russia investigation.
- House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan claimed that Brennan's denial of CIA involvement with the Steele dossier contradicts newly declassified evidence.
- Brennan has denied wrongdoing and asserted his commitment to truth and fairness in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election.
- Democrats criticized the referral, calling it a 'flimsy, slipshod, and contradictory' attempt to undermine Brennan and distract from pressing governmental issues.
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House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan on Tuesday referred former Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution, alleging Brennan knowingly made false statements during his transcribed interview before the panel in 2023.
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Sen. Banks to Newsmax: Time for Brennan Accountability
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., said Tuesday on Newsmax that former CIA Director John Brennan should be prosecuted for what he called a deliberate effort to block Donald Trump from exercising the powers of the presidency after his 2016 election victory. Banks was responding to a criminal referral issued by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, to the Justice Department, alleging that Brennan knowingly lied under oath to Congress about t…
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