Brennan’s Role During the 2016 Elections, In His Own Words

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) nominates chief counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to be CIA director at an event in the White House on Jan. 7, 2013. Mark Wilson/Getty Images

News Analysis

The role played by the CIA during the 2016 investigation into the Trump presidential campaign is receiving more attention as Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the ranking Republican member of the House Intelligence Committee, says he is “laser-focused” on uncovering what the CIA provided to the FBI as part of the “Crossfire Hurricane” probe.