House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) referred ex-CIA Director John Brennan to the Justice Department Tuesday for criminal prosecution over false statements he allegedly made to Congress related to the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion probe.
Jordan, in a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, indicated there is “significant evidence” the Obama-era spy chief made “numerous willfully and intentionally false statements” during his May 11, 2023 testimony before the Judiciary Committee about the CIA’s reliance on the discredited Steele dossier in assessing claims President Trump’s 2016 campaign was colluding with Russia.
“John Brennan lied to Congress,” Jordan wrote on X, sharing the full referral. “Today, we referred him to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution.”
The Ohio Republican specifically cited discrepancies between Brennan’s sworn testimony and his written orders to subordinates, demanding the inclusion of material from ex-British spy Christopher Steele’s salacious dossier in an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 presidential election.
“Brennan testified that ‘the CIA was very much opposed to having any reference or inclusion of the Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment,’” the letter stated.
“This claim is contradicted by multiple sources that reveal Brennan’s support for including the dossier in the ICA.”
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