John Brennan speaks out after Republicans in Congress refer him for criminal prosecution 10:00

John Brennan rips ‘insecure’ Trump and ‘supplicant’ Jim Jordan after DOJ referral The ex-CIA director sat down with Nicolle Wallace after the House Judiciary Committee referred him to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution.

Oct. 23, 2025, 3:46 PM EDT

By Allison Detzel

The House Judiciary Committee has referred former CIA Director John Brennan to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday, the committee’s chairman, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Brennan “knowingly made false statements” to Congress regarding the now-discredited Steele dossier and Russian interference in the 2016 election.

On Wednesday, Brennan j

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