House Judiciary Chair Refers Ex-CIA Director John Brennan for Criminal Prosecution

Now a commentator for NBC and MSNBC, Brennan was accused of making false statements in a 2023 interview with lawmakers.

Former CIA Director John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security titled, “2020 Vision: Intelligence and the U.S. Presidential Election” at the National Press Club in Washington on Oct. 30, 2019. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

Republicans who lead the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday referred former CIA Director John Brennan to Attorney General Pam Bondi for criminal prosecution in connection with an investigation in 2016 into alleged Russian–Trump collusion.

The chairman of the panel, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), wrote in a letter that Brennan allegedly “knowingly made false statements during his transcribed interview” in May 2023 with the House Judiciary Committee, and that he provided “numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact” during his testimony.