Former CIA director John Brennan has been referred to the DOJ to be investigated for making alleged false statements to a House Judiciary Committee. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
COMEY INDICTED FOR ALLEGED FALSE STATEMENT, OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDING
In Jordan's letter, he alleged subsequent investigations "confirmed that the Clinton campaign and the DNC paid Steele via the law firm Perkins Coie and opposition research firm Fusion GPS to provide derogatory information about Trump’s purported ties to Russia, which resulted in the discredited dossier."
In July 2025, the Trump administration declassified documents which appear to show Brennan approved the decision to include the dossier, despite objections from senior CIA officials.
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, published the letter Tuesday after it was sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
JAMES CLAPPER, JOHN BRENNAN HIT BACK AT TRUMP ALLEGATIONS ABOUT RUSSIA PROBE AS 'PATENTLY FALSE'
While past the five-year statute of limitations on criminal prosecution, Jordan also accused Brennan of providing false testimony during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) hearing in 2017 — a move Jordan said "indicates a pattern of Brennan's willingness to lie to Congress about the Steele dossier."
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"The HPSCI report and the CIA memorandum confirm not only that the Steele dossier was used as a basis for the ICA, but that Brennan insisted on its inclusion," Jordan wrote. "This stands in stark contrast with Brennan’s testimony to HPSCI that the dossier was not used in drafting the ICA. … Brennan’s testimony before the Committee on May 11, 2023, was a brazen attempt to knowingly and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to material facts."
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