CIA Officers Questioned in FBI Probe Into John Brennan's Russiagate Role
Current and former CIA employees are being interviewed by the FBI as part of a criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan’s handling of the 2016 Russia probe. Agents from the Miami field office conducted interviews at CIA headquarters regarding a controversial 2017 intelligence assessment that concluded Russia interfered in the election to benefit Donald Trump. The probe, overseen by South Florida US Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones, stems from criminal referrals by DNI Tulsi Gabbard and Rep. Jim Jordan. These referrals allege Brennan falsely testified to Congress in 2023 about the CIA’s opposition to including the discredited Steele dossier in the assessment. Evidence suggests Brennan overruled internal warnings about the dossier’s quality. While Brennan claims he has not been contacted, his lawyers confirmed he is a target of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the production of the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment. This development intensifies scrutiny of Obama-era officials involved in the original Russiagate narrative.
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