Justice Dept. Shifts Brennan Probe to Voluntary Interviews

0:00On April 22nd, the Justice Department just pulled back subpoenas in their probe of former CIA director John Brennan switching to voluntary interviews, instead of forcing folks before a grand jury. This came after a few subpoenas dropped over the weekend for witnesses in Washington, but by Monday evening, lawyers got word they were off the table. Earlier this week, sources close to the case confirmed the shift, though no one saying why investigators change gears so quick. This Brennan investigation is one of several, the DOJ kicked off last year, targeting people President Trump saw as enemies. At the heart of it is Trump's big beef, with the intelligence communities call that Russia metal to help him win back in 2016. Brennan was CIA head under Obama when they dropped that assessment in January 2017, and special counsel Robert Mueller later said Russia did interfere but no criminal conspiracy proved. Now they brought in Joe DeGenova, an 81-year-old Trump ally and ex-prosecutor from Reagan's days as a counsel to the Attorney General.

1:03Specifically for this case, Florida prosecutors have been leading, lining up interviews and records, with those DC subpoenas hinting at a possible trial venue there. Brennan and his team call the whole thing politically driven and deny any wrongdoing, as the probe rolls on without clear answers on where it heads, next from across the country, powered by AI. This is US News Today.