ExCIA

Cooperating witnesses in criminal probe of ex-CIA Director Brennan subpoenaed to testify before grand jury, sources say

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Former senior intelligence and FBI officials who are cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal probe into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress were subpoenaed over the weekend to testify before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. The subpoenas went out shortly after … Read more

Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says

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Joseph DiGenova, a conservative attorney who previously represented President Trump’s campaign when it challenged the results of the 2020 election, is being tapped by the U.S. Justice Department to lead an ongoing criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, a Justice Department official said on Saturday. DiGenova, who will oversee the probe from the … Read more

Lead prosecutor on probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan is removed from case, sources say

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The lead career federal prosecutor in Miami who was overseeing a criminal investigation into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress is no longer assigned to the case, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News on Friday. Maria Medetis Long, who is the head of the national security section for the U.S. attorney’s office … Read more

Ex-CIA director David Petraeus says U.S. needs to learn

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Former CIA director David Petraeus has traveled to Ukraine 10 times since Russia’s invasion in 2022. During his most recent trip last week, he told CBS News that Russia “no longer has the upper hand.” “Over the last two months, the Ukrainians have actually made greater incremental gains than have the Russians,” Petraeus, a retired … Read more

Ex-CIA counterterrorism official slams Joe Kent’s resignation

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CBS News contributor and former CIA assistant director for counterterrorism Joseph Zacks slammed Joe Kent’s resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center. “What troubles me even more in [Kent’s] resignation is that he in fact, in my opinion, put a segment of the United States citizenry in danger,” Zacks said. Source link