A lawyer for former CIA director John Brennan says Brennan was subpoenaed to appear Oct. 15 before a Florida grand jury, according to the AP and other outlets reporting on the subpoena in the Justice Department investigation into whether officials conspired against Donald Trump.
The notice requiring Brennan to testify is part of a probe by prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida, and multiple outlets report the subpoena directs him to appear before a grand jury in Fort Pierce on Oct. 15, the AP said.
Brennan’s lawyer confirmed the subpoena in statements quoted by the AP, and Fox News, Local10 and other regional outlets published similar accounts that the subpoena was presented last Thursday, requiring his appearance next month.
The AP reported the subpoena comes as part of a Justice Department inquiry into whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials engaged in a “grand conspiracy” against Trump; that framing appears in multiple stories covering the probe and the subpoenas issued to several witnesses.
Background reporting shows the investigation has shifted since last year: The New York Times reported in April that the Justice Department abruptly rescinded subpoenas it had issued in the Brennan inquiry, and later personnel changes and legal moves reshaped the probe, according to follow-up coverage.
Brennan has contested aspects of the investigations elsewhere; past reporting shows his legal team has sought court orders to preserve records tied to separate criminal inquiries, a detail reported in coverage of his broader legal fight with the department.
What happens next is procedural: grand-jury proceedings are secret and prosecutors can compel testimony by subpoena, while witnesses may assert privileges or seek judicial relief — all steps documented in the reporting that followed the subpoenas and later shifts in the Justice Department’s handling of the matter.
Readers wanting related coverage on the probe and personnel shifts can see reporting on Joe diGenova resigns from DOJ role overseeing Florida ‘conspiracy’ probe and on leadership changes at intelligence oversight Office of the Director of National Intelligence: Jay Clayton sworn in as DNI.
Sources
- AP News — initial confirmation that Brennan was subpoenaed to testify Oct. 15 before a Florida grand jury and that the subpoena is part of a DOJ probe into an alleged conspiracy.
- Fox News — reporting that Brennan was subpoenaed to testify before a Florida grand jury in the Justice Department investigation.
- Local10 — detail that the subpoena was presented last Thursday and directs Brennan to appear in Fort Pierce on Oct. 15.
- The New York Times — reporting that the Justice Department withdrew subpoenas in April and describing subsequent personnel and procedural developments in the Brennan inquiries.
