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FBI Interviews CIA Officers in DOJ Probe of Brennan’s Russia Assessment Role

The inquiry centers on Brennan’s 2023 testimony with scrutiny of the Steele dossier’s role, reflecting a reshaped DOJ effort critics call politicized.

Overview

  • Agents from the FBI’s Miami office questioned about a dozen current and former CIA officers at headquarters last week, with more interviews planned.
  • Investigators are examining whether John Brennan lied to Congress in 2023 about the 2017 intelligence assessment on Russian election interference.
  • Questions also probe the Steele dossier’s influence, a politically funded file that was cited only in passing with a summary in the classified report.
  • Prosecutors designated Brennan a target after mid-April shifts that withdrew Washington grand jury subpoenas and put Joe diGenova over the case.
  • The assessment’s core finding that Russia sought to help Trump in 2016 was later affirmed by the Justice Department, a bipartisan Senate panel, and a CIA review.