Overview
- The House Intelligence Committee, which voted Tuesday, approved sending classified transcripts tied to John Brennan to federal prosecutors at their request.
- One record being transferred is a confidential interview transcript with Brennan that investigators sought as they review statements about the 2017 assessment of Russian election interference.
- Prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida have identified Brennan as a grand-jury target in the inquiry, according to a letter his attorneys filed with Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga.
- Federal prosecutors in Miami subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey earlier this month for records related to how the intelligence community assessment was prepared.
- Brennan denies any wrongdoing and calls the probe baseless, while left-leaning outlets highlight the DOJ’s request for congressional records and right-leaning outlets cast the move as a step toward accountability for the original Russia inquiry.