{"id":243,"date":"2025-07-10T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wakeupknotts.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:49:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T13:49:04","slug":"brennan-on-reported-doj-scrutiny-ive-had-no-contact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wakeupknotts.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/10\/brennan-on-reported-doj-scrutiny-ive-had-no-contact\/","title":{"rendered":"Brennan on reported DOJ scrutiny: &#8216;I&#8217;ve had no contact&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"nxs-video-iframe\" data-frame-src=\"10876591\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" layout=\"responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/redir1.thehill.com\/nxs-video-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\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former CIA director John Brennan on Wednesday commented on reported scrutiny he has faced from the Justice Department (DOJ), saying he\u2019s \u201chad no contact&#8221; with federal officials. <\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2025\/07\/09\/trump-comey-brennan-justice-investigation\/\">reported Wednesday<\/a> that the DOJ saud that former FBI director James Comey and Brennan were facing a \u201ccriminal investigation.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don&#8217;t know whether or not there&#8217;s any, you know, validity to it. If there is \u2014 it was a referral,\u201d Brennan told MSNBC\u2019s Nicolle Wallace on \u201cDeadline: White House,\u201d in a clip <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/ex-cia-director-john-brennan-speaks-out-about-trump-fbi-probe-against-him-tells-msnbc-ive-had-no-contact\/\">highlighted by Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there is an investigation, presumably, if there is an investigation, that people will be questioned, I would be questioned about it. But again, I&#8217;ve had no contact from them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News first reported Tuesday that according to Justice Department sources, a criminal investigation faced by Comey and Brennan was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/john-brennan-james-comey-under-criminal-investigation-doj-sources\">connected to their 2017 investigation<\/a> into President Trump\u2019s ties with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Post, a source familiar said CIA director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan for criminal investigation over allegedly being dishonest during a congressional testimony.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know nothing about this reported investigation or referral to the DOJ, other than what I&#8217;ve read in these press reports, these leaks, which are not really supposed to happen if there is an investigation going on,\u201d Brennan said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Hill has reached out to the CIA and DOJ for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former CIA director John Brennan on Wednesday commented on reported scrutiny he has faced from the Justice Department (DOJ), saying he\u2019s \u201chad no contact&#8221; with federal officials. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that the DOJ saud that former FBI director James Comey and Brennan were facing a \u201ccriminal investigation.&#8221; \u201cI don&#8217;t know whether or not there&#8217;s any, you know, validity to it. 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