Overview
- At a George Mason University Hayden Center event, video shows John Brennan moving close to Thomas Speciale, poking his chest, and insisting, “We never said it was disinformation.”
- Brennan was among 51 intelligence veterans who argued in October 2020 that the New York Post’s story had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”
- The memo acknowledged the signers lacked evidence of Russian involvement yet became a prominent campaign talking point as platforms restricted distribution of the Post’s reporting.
- The FBI later confirmed the laptop belonged to Hunter Biden, and material from it was used in a federal prosecution.
- House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan referred Brennan to the Justice Department on Oct. 21 for alleged false statements to Congress, and no public DOJ action has been announced.