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FBI Opens Criminal Inquiries into Ex-Intelligence Chiefs Brennan and Comey

The investigations follow a CIA lessons-learned report faulting the inclusion of the Steele dossier in the 2017 Russia assessment.

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Kash Patel speaks during a the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 8.
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Overview

  • The FBI is probing John Brennan for allegedly providing false testimony to Congress and examining both Brennan and James Comey for potential perjury and conspiracy related to the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion narrative.
  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan’s conduct to the Justice Department after a declassified review highlighted procedural anomalies and politicization in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment.
  • Investigators allege Brennan reversed his sworn statements about the dossier’s role in the assessment while the precise scope of Comey’s investigation has not been disclosed.
  • Last week’s CIA report condemned the decision by agency heads to weave the discredited Steele dossier into the assessment, saying it violated tradecraft principles and undermined credibility.
  • The White House praised the DOJ’s move as a necessary step toward holding intelligence leaders accountable for their actions during the Trump-Russia probe.