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DOJ Replaces Lead in Brennan Probe With Trump-Aligned Lawyer

The shake-up signals pressure to quicken a case over whether Brennan lied to Congress about the 2017 Russia assessment.

Joseph diGenova, former attorney for President Donald Trump, concludes a news conference at the Republican National Committee on November 19, 2020.
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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)

Overview

  • Maria Medetis Long, the Miami prosecutor who had led the case, told lawyers on Friday she was off the probe after telling supervisors the evidence for charges looked too weak, according to AP and other outlets.
  • The Justice Department said the change was routine staffing, though Reuters reported internal frustration with the investigation’s pace.
  • The inquiry focuses on whether John Brennan gave false statements in 2023 about how officials crafted a 2017 intelligence report that concluded Russia sought to help Trump in the 2016 election.
  • Investigators have sent multiple subpoenas and the FBI plans roughly six witness interviews in the coming weeks, yet prosecutors have not filed any charges.
  • CBS News reported that Joseph DiGenova, a Trump-aligned attorney and former U.S. attorney, will now oversee the South Florida probe as counselor to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.