Former CIA Director John Brennan has been subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Florida as part of a Justice Department investigation into allegations that former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired against President Donald Trump, according to Brennan’s lawyer.
Brennan is scheduled to appear on October 15 before a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, after prosecutors presented his attorney, Ken Wainstein, with the subpoena last Thursday.
The subpoena is linked to what officials have described as a broad investigation into whether government officials involved in investigations of Trump over the past decade coordinated efforts to violate his civil rights. The inquiry includes scrutiny of the government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the investigation into Trump’s handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
Brennan is also a target in a separate Washington-based investigation over allegations that he made false statements to Congress in 2023. Brennan and his lawyers have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. Earlier subpoenas in that investigation were withdrawn as prosecutors shifted toward voluntary interviews.
The latest subpoena comes shortly after Joseph diGenova, the prosecutor who had been overseeing the broader investigation, resigned. His departure has raised questions about the direction and future of the politically sensitive probe.
Brennan has separately filed a lawsuit seeking preservation of records connected to the investigations targeting him. His lawyers argue that the records could be important in defending against any future prosecution that they believe could amount to vindictive or retaliatory action.
The investigation has attracted significant political attention because Brennan was a prominent critic of Trump after leaving government and was closely associated with the intelligence community’s work surrounding the 2016 Russia investigation.
The Justice Department has not publicly announced criminal charges against Brennan in connection with the broader investigation. The subpoena itself does not establish that Brennan committed a crime, and the allegations being examined remain under investigation.
The development adds another chapter to the continuing legal and political battles surrounding Trump’s claims that he was improperly targeted by government officials during investigations spanning his first presidency and beyond.
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