John Brennan and several other Obama-era officials were asked for records about the 2017 report that triggered the conspiracy
Former CIA Director John Brennan and other high-ranking intelligence figures from Barack Obama’s administration have been subpoenaed as part of a federal grand jury investigation examining the origins of the Russia collusion narrative, according to US media reports on Friday.
The subpoenas, issued by the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, reportedly seek digital and physical records – including emails, texts, internal documents, and personal communications – pertaining to the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA). This assessment was central to claims of collusion between Donald Trump’s campaign and Moscow leading up to the 2016 election.
Sources speaking to Fox News Digital and CNN indicate that former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page also received subpoenas, with potentially 30 more to follow. US Attorney Jason Reding Quinones is overseeing the investigation, with prosecutors reportedly interested in communications from July 2016 to February 2017.
Comey has already been charged with making false statements and obstructing a congressional proceeding. He has , with his trial set for January. Brennan and Clapper have not been charged, but officials familiar with the case say more subpoenas are expected in the coming weeks.
The Russiagate controversy had a profound impact on US foreign policy and domestic politics, resulting in sanctions against Russia and years of legal disputes. Moscow has consistently denied the allegations, dismissing them as politically motivated and lacking evidence. Trump, for his part, has called the affair a “hoax” and one of the biggest scandals in US history, demanding that those who initiated it be held accountable.
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