Overview
- Video from a George Mason University event shows Thomas Speciale pressing John Brennan about his decision to sign the 2020 letter on Hunter Biden’s emails.
- Brennan responds that the signatories did not call the reporting disinformation and says they warned of Russian influence operations, citing a meaningful distinction.
- The letter, signed by 51 former intelligence officials, said the emails had the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation but asserted no proof of involvement.
- Footage posted on X shows Brennan moving close to Speciale and pointing or poking at his chest during the tense exchange before walking away.
- The confrontation follows an October 21 referral by House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan asking the DOJ to consider prosecuting Brennan over testimony about the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, a step Brennan’s critics link to broader concerns about politicized intelligence.