Despite the Coronavirus crisis, the investigation into the origins of Russia collusion in the 2016 election is continuing.
Former CIA director John Brennan, a vocal and frequent critic of President Trump, is increasingly becoming a focus.
The Washington Examiner reports:
John Durham investigation intensifies focus on John Brennan
U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the Russia investigation is putting increased scrutiny on former CIA Director John Brennan, searching for any undue influence he may have had during 2017’s intelligence community assessment of Russian interference.
Durham, selected by Attorney General William Barr last year to lead this inquiry, drove to Washington, D.C., in March to ensure the investigation stayed on track during the coronavirus outbreak.
The top Connecticut federal prosecutor is looking into highly sensitive issues, including whether Brennan took politicized actions to pressure the rest of the intelligence community to match his conclusions about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s motivations, according to sources cited by the Wall Street Journal.
Officials said Durham has been interviewing CIA officials this year, zeroing in on those at the National Intelligence Council, a center within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence which oversaw the collaboration between the CIA, FBI, and National Security Agency in putting together the 2017 assessment, and looking at how the work product was finalized.
This is a key part of the report:
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Durham is also scrutinizing Brennan in relation to British ex-spy Christopher Steele’s dossier. In particular, the prosecutor is looking for answers on whether it was used in the 2017 assessment, why former FBI Director James Comey and former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe insisted upon it being part of the assessment, how allegations from the dossier ended up in the assessment’s appendix, and whether Brennan misled about the dossier’s use.
People are talking about this on Twitter:
OK. As I said nearly 3yrs ago, Brennan was the puppet master for a lot of what went down. https://t.co/Zfyh6i0WU2
— Ned Ryun (@nedryun) April 3, 2020
Well of course the investigation revealed that Brennan orchestrate this coup. Obama had a few wingmen!
— Debra (@ddmoriches) April 3, 2020
When is someone or anyone going to be held accountable.
— Michael Williamson (@Michael17691734) April 3, 2020
We may know the answer to that question very soon.
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