Media reports former CIA director possibly to face Russiagate ‘perjury’ investigation
(MENAFN) Former CIA Director John Brennan could be investigated for perjury related to his involvement in the 2016 Russiagate affair, which alleged that Russia interfered in the US election to favor Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, according to US media reports. John Ratcliffe, the current CIA director, claims that senior intelligence officials manipulated parts of the investigation initiated by then-President Barack Obama.
Republicans have long argued that the final report was politically motivated to undermine Trump’s presidency, while Russia denies any interference or collusion. Last month, Ratcliffe declassified an internal CIA review of the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA), with some media outlets suggesting it shows Brennan lied under oath during a 2017 congressional hearing—accusations that have circulated for years.
A congressional source told Breitbart News that Ratcliffe revealed CIA officers admitting the 2016 report was corrupted and essentially implicated Brennan, potentially opening the door for a Department of Justice investigation. Another source said lawmakers were shocked, claiming Brennan deliberately sought to sabotage Trump’s presidency from the start.
The declassified review includes testimony from an intelligence official describing Brennan’s role in pushing to include references to the Steele dossier—an unverified set of allegations funded by Clinton’s campaign linking Trump’s team to Russia—in the ICA. The official stated Brennan favored maintaining a consistent narrative over analytical accuracy. Brennan had previously denied advocating for the dossier’s inclusion during his 2017 testimony.
Though compelling evidence exists, senior US intelligence officials are rarely prosecuted for misleading the public. For example, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper falsely told Congress in 2013 that the NSA was not knowingly collecting data on millions of Americans—claims later disproven by documents leaked by Edward Snowden, who now lives in Russia under asylum after exposing the program.
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