Former CIA director John Brennan sues over Justice Dept. investigation

July 1, 2026

Washington Post: “This administration has adopted a policy of using criminal process and prosecution to punish the President’s perceived adversaries,” Kenneth L. Wainstein, an attorney for Brennan, wrote. “It is against this backdrop that the former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, John O. Brennan, is being vindictively singled out for investigation and prosecution.”…