Overview
- Multiple outlets report the Justice Department is bringing Joe diGenova, a former Trump attorney, into the South Florida investigation of whether intelligence and law‑enforcement officials unlawfully targeted Trump.
- His arrival follows the removal of career prosecutor Maria Medetis Long, who sources said objected to a push to charge former CIA Director John Brennan.
- Fox News, citing the New York Times, reports Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche tapped diGenova as counselor to the attorney general for work in the Southern District of Florida, including time in Miami and Fort Pierce where a grand jury sits.
- Investigators have issued subpoenas seeking material tied to the 2017 assessment of Russian election interference, and no public charges have been filed against Brennan or others.
- DiGenova’s past role in Trump’s 2020 election fight and his harsh comments about Brennan have alarmed lawyers for subpoenaed witnesses who warn the move could fuel bias challenges in court.