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Brennan Named 'Target' in Florida Grand Jury, Challenges Push to Assign Case to Judge Cannon

His attorneys ask the chief judge in South Florida to preserve neutral case assignment, citing efforts to route the matter to Fort Pierce where Aileen Cannon is the sole judge.

FILE - Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Former CIA director John Brennan listens during a panel at The Center on National Security at Fordham Law School in Manhattan, New York, on September 4, 2018.
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Overview

  • In a public letter dated December 22, John Brennan’s lawyers asked Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga to block any steering of litigation to Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce.
  • The letter confirms prosecutors have designated Brennan a target of a South Florida grand jury examining the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russian interference in the 2016 election.
  • Brennan’s team says the Justice Department sought an additional grand jury in Fort Pierce as the Miami‑based grand jury remains active and has issued subpoenas to more than two dozen former officials.
  • Defense counsel questions venue in Florida for actions centered in the Washington, D.C., area and raises statute‑of‑limitations issues, while the Justice Department and court officials declined comment.
  • The filing alleges improper leaks and undue influence by Trump‑aligned operative Mike Davis over U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, and notes no charges have been filed.