Posted on 08/07/2020 9:15:19 PM PDT by romanesq
Print this article Former CIA Director John Brennan appears to have dodged prosecution in U.S. Attorney John Durham's criminal inquiry into the Russia investigation.
After NBC News reported Thursday that Brennan agreed to do an interview with Durham, signaling that his investigation is nearing its end, a lawyer familiar with the situation told NPR that the Obama-era CIA director has been told he is not a target of prosecutors. Instead, this source said, the interview will mainly consist of technical questions.
The news is sure to disappoint some of President Trump's most ardent supporters who believe Brennan and other top officials in the Obama administration sought to sabotage Trump's candidacy in 2016 and later his presidency.
Still, while Brennan may escape an indictment, he may yet be harshly criticized in a report. Attorney General William Barr said he expects "developments" from Durham's inquiry by the end of the summer.
“It’s hard to prove criminal intent at their level, and unless there’s a smoking gun, like an email or text, they’ll probably get off with a damning report about their activities," former Assistant FBI Director Chris Swecker, who claims to know Durham personally, told RealClearInvestigations in reference to Brennan and other top intelligence community and law enforcement officials from the Obama administration.
Durham has reportedly scrutinized Brennan's emails, call logs, and other records from the CIA as his team looked into the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference, whether there was an effort to hide information from other agencies, British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s flawed anti-Trump dossier, and other issues.
Democrats, some Justice Department veterans, and legal experts have raised concerns about the public release of Durham's findings or indictments less than 90 days from the election. Under questioning last week by Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Florida Democrat, Barr refused to commit under oath to not releasing a report before the November contest and pledged it would not "disrupt" the election.
Timing is also a mounting concern for the president's allies who fear the federal prosecutor's work will get buried should former Vice President Joe Biden defeat Trump.
Brennan, who has traded barbs with Trump over the past couple years, found out he had been blocked from accessing his classified notes and records while working on his forthcoming memoir.
OT, but.. If you can only go with what is provable, why was Congress allowed to impeach President Trump?
Impeachment is just a formal accusation. It is like you writing to the police or the District Attorney and casting an accusation about your neighbour. It is relatively meaningless without a trial in the Senate to weigh the evidence. The House can make a thousand votes to impeach every single day and it is meaningless without a trial and vote to remove.
Thank you FRiend. Understood.
Admin- Moderator please take this posting off-— it is clearly misdirection. The Durham investigation is not leaking. At. All. Why present another platform for the Brennan operatives?
Fix is in....again.
“while Brennan may escape an indictment, he may yet be harshly criticized in a report”
Well, that’s a relief. If there is anything that keeps criminal commie conspirators awake at night, trembling in fear, it is the thought that someday, somebody might write mean things about them.
Why would he “roll over” when Durham told him he’s not the target of an investigation?
“Can the Durham investigation take a former CIA Director out?”
At this point, I am not confident Durham could find his ass with both hands.
No accountability, but plenty of harsh words. Thus, the government lawbreaking will continue.
That’s the cover story, reported by ‘a source familiar with the investigation’, to deflect suspicion.
JOB posted another tweet to the world about Orange Man Bad, so he’s back to his old self after a significant silence
Meaning he made a plea deal...bigger fish to fry?
“Believe”?
The facts are the facts. Brennan is dirty as hell.
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