Former CIA director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of “irregular activity,” including possible judge shopping and improper leaks to the media, in a letter from his defense attorney that also disclosed Brennan is the target of a grand jury investigation launched out of Florida.
The letter sent to the chief judge of Florida’s Southern District court on December 22 confirms a serious investigative avenue the Trump administration is pursuing about a years-ago intelligence assessment about Russian meddling in the US election that put President Donald Trump on the defensive. It also raises questions about the Justice Department’s politics and decision-making.
Brennan’s defense attorney Ken Wainstein is calling on Chief Judge Cecilia Altonaga to scrutinize alleged Justice Department efforts to funnel the proceedings to the courthouse of Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appoi
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