Justice is coming: Brennan referred to DOJ for prosecution
By Easton Martin | October 21, 2025
Former CIA Director John Brennan has been formally referred to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH). The referral alleges that Brennan knowingly made false statements during his 2023 testimony before the committee, specifically regarding the CIA’s use of the Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections.
According to the committee’s press release, Brennan falsely denied the CIA’s involvement with the Steele dossier and claimed that the agency opposed its inclusion in the ICA. Contrary to these assertions, declassified documents indicate that Brennan and then-FBI Director James Comey made the final decision to include information from the dossier, overruling objections from senior CIA officials. The committee contends that Brennan’s testimony was contradicted by records from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the CIA itself.
This referral is part of a broader investigation into alleged misconduct related to the Trump–Russia probe. In July 2025, the Department of Justice initiated criminal investigations into both Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey over their roles in the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.
This is welcome news to many who have felt so far a slow start to the Trump administration in prosecuting crime overlooked by previous administrations. It remains to be seen how exactly the DOJ will deal with Brennan
