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Ex-CIA Director John Brennan says he’s had ‘no contact’ with federal authorities amid FBI probe – claims to be ‘clueless’ about why he’s being investigated
NY Post ^ | 7/10/25 | Victor Nava

Posted on 07/10/2025 2:19:58 AM PDT by Libloather

Former CIA Director John Brennan claims he’s “clueless” as to why the FBI would open a criminal probe against him and says he’s had “no contact” with federal authorities related to an investigation.

“Quite frankly, I don’t know what is true, you know,” Brennan told MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace Wednesday in his first public remarks since reports emerged that he’s under investigation for potential criminal conduct related to the 2016 Trump-Russia collusion probe.

“If it was a referral, if there is an investigation, presumably if there is an investigation, people will be questioned,” the former spy chief said. “I would be questioned about it, but again, I’ve had no contact from them.”

Brennan, who led the CIA under former President Barack Obama, is believed to be under investigation for lying to Congress about the Steele dossier, which contained salacious allegations tying President Trump to Russia.

The Post’s Miranda Devine reported last week that Brennan may have set himself up to face perjury charges after a new email surfaced in a CIA “lessons-learned review” of the agency’s assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election to help President Trump.

The email indicated that Brennan insisted that the discredited Steele dossier be included, despite strong pushback from the CIA’s two most senior Russia experts.

Brennan, however, claimed during congressional testimony in May 2017 that the Steele dossier “wasn’t part of the corpus of intelligence information that we had,” and six years later, he testified to the House Judiciary Committee that the CIA was “very much opposed to having any reference or inclusion of the Steele dossier” in the Trump-Russia report.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: brennan; cia; clueless; fbi
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To: 9YearLurker

I don’t pretend to know what the future of the investigation(s) may bring. I’m not ready to jump to any foregone conclusions. Maybe I’m half-expecting a pleasant surprise. Maybe because I take a more conservative approach to what I’m willing to believe and when to believe it. Maybe there’s a new Jeffry Epstein out there somewhere.


21 posted on 07/10/2025 6:23:55 AM PDT by equaviator (Nobody's perfect. That's why they put pencils on erasers!)
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To: Libloather

He seems to lie a lot.


22 posted on 07/10/2025 6:25:17 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: equaviator

Of course there are new Epsteins and Diddys out there.

But it’s a horrific practice and we don’t have a democratic republic with it.


23 posted on 07/10/2025 6:27:22 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Apparatchik

I wonder if Brennan, like Colby, appreciates “solo” canoe trips.


24 posted on 07/10/2025 6:37:49 AM PDT by Racketeer
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To: Libloather

Yes prep for the I DON’T REMEMBER lines.


25 posted on 07/10/2025 7:21:31 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The target of an investigation is the last person questioned. Once the investigators have uncovered evidence, it gives them a chance to catch the perp in a lie.

I hope they are monitoring all communications between these three reprobates.

EC


26 posted on 07/10/2025 11:25:44 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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To: Libloather

Can any one be a more disgusting human than this Brennan?
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27 posted on 07/10/2025 2:46:56 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (Kimber .45 Be Kind.)
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