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FBI Launches Criminal Investigations of John Brennan and James Comey

Investigations follow a declassified CIA review by John Ratcliffe, whose findings contradicted Brennan’s sworn testimony on the Steele Dossier, exposing procedural flaws in the 2016 election interference assessment.

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FBI probes ex-CIA, FBI chiefs over 2016 Russia election interference: Report
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Overview

  • The FBI has opened criminal probes into former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-FBI Director James Comey over alleged false statements to Congress and misconduct related to the 2016 Russia interference assessment.
  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe declassified an internal review on July 2 that labeled the Intelligence Community Assessment process as ‘atypical and corrupt.’
  • The review documented Brennan’s decision to include the discredited Steele Dossier against career officers’ objections, directly contradicting his May 2017 congressional testimony.
  • Ratcliffe referred evidence of potential wrongdoing by Brennan to the Justice Department, prompting the FBI to also examine Comey’s role in pushing the dossier into the assessment.
  • These first criminal enforcement actions reflect escalating accountability measures in the broader debate over politicization of U.S. intelligence during the Trump-Russia inquiry.