Overview
- Chairman Jim Jordan asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to consider charges under 18 U.S.C. §1001 based on Brennan’s May 11, 2023 interview.
- Jordan alleges Brennan denied CIA involvement with the Steele dossier and said the agency opposed including it in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment.
- Declassified materials indicate a CIA officer drafted an ICA annex summarizing the dossier and that Brennan wrote the information "warrants inclusion."
- The Justice Department has not publicly responded, and Jordan’s letter notes separate 2017 statements he cites are outside the five-year statute of limitations.
- Democrats criticized the referral as partisan, Brennan had no immediate public comment, and congressional referrals generally carry limited weight with prosecutors.