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DOJ Removes Lead Prosecutor From Brennan False-Testimony Investigation

The shake-up signals pressure to speed a politically charged case that some prosecutors question.

Former CIA director John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security titled, “2020 Vision: Intelligence and the U.S. Presidential Election” at the National Press Club in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
Former CIA director John Brennan testifies before the House Intelligence Committee to take questions on “Russian active measures during the 2016 election campaign” in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
FILE - Former CIA Director John Brennan arrives for a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, May 21, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Overview

  • Lead prosecutor Maria Medetis Long told lawyers on Friday that she is no longer handling the Brennan case.
  • The Justice Department confirmed her removal as routine staffing even as reporting points to pressure from leadership to move faster.
  • People familiar with the matter said Long resisted demands to rush charges and expressed doubts about the strength of a potential case.
  • The Miami-based investigation focuses on whether John Brennan lied in 2023 testimony about the 2017 finding that Russia sought to help Trump in the 2016 election.
  • Federal agents plan to question about six witnesses in the coming weeks, and DOJ has added prosecutor Chris DeLorenz to the team.