July 02, 2026
Former CIA Director John Brennan sued on Wednesday seeking to force the US Justice Department to preserve records related to federal investigations examining his role in a US intelligence community assessment that Russia boosted President Donald Trump's first presidential campaign in 2016.
The records and communications will be necessary for Brennan's anticipated legal challenges to a potential indictment, including to bolster claims that any future prosecution was vindictive and started at Trump's behest, Brennan's lawyers argued in a court filing in Washington federal court.
The US Attorney's Office in Miami has been examining whether Brennan, who led the CIA during former Democratic President Barack Obama's administration, made false statements to Congress in discussing the intelligence assessment and is part of a larger long-running criminal conspiracy against Trump's constitutional rights.
Brennan has called the investigation politically motivated and his lawyers have accused the Trump administration of improper tactics in the probe.
