BRENNAN SUBPOENA: LEGAL EXPOSURE “GRAND CONSPIRACY” CASE GROWS
– Subpoena requires former CIA Director to appear OCT 15 before a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Florida, according to court records and Brennan’s lawyer
– First reported etuckerAP
POTENTIAL CHARGE: 18 USC 242
– Deprivation of Rights Under the Color of Law.
– Makes it a federal crime to use your government office to violate an individual’s legal or constitutional rights.
– Brennan allegedly used his authority as CIA Director to manipulate the 2017 intelligence report to imply President Trump was a puppet of Russia
OCTOBER IS CRITICAL
– In addition to Brennan Grand Jury appearance, longtime Comey ally and Columbia Law professor Daniel Richman is also under subpoena
– Richman’s statements to federal investigators about his role in media leaks to benefit Comey under scrutiny
– Media leaks to protect Comey’s image included Clinton email and Russia collusion probes
-Comey’s trial over “seashell threat” against POTUS also scheduled for October
CONTEXT: KEY PLAYER IN FLORIDA GRAND CONSPIRACY CASE EXITS
Joe diGenova’s resignation Thursday seemed abrupt, but I understand tension with Justice Department leadership in Washington D.C. had been building for months.
Justice Department officials in Washington favored a false-statements case in D.C. for Brennan, the only realistic place for a charge of lying to Congress.
Brennan testified that the Democratic-funded Steele dossier, which portrayed Trump as a Russian asset, was not used in the 2017 intelligence assessment about the election. However, the discredited dossier was part of the package and in related language
Sources familiar with the matter say diGenova argued that an indictment, let alone a conviction, from a D.C. jury was unlikely.
diGenova then pursued leads that could theoretically support charges in Florida, where juries are viewed as more favorable to the Trump administration.
TIMING: President Trump has been very public about his frustration with the lack of Florida indictments.
An indictment before the midterms would likely be welcomed by the White House.
In response to my questions, a Justice Department spokesperson provided this statement. “We are grateful to Joe diGenova for his many years of service to the Department. The Attorney General thanks him for his work these past five months alongside the great team of experienced prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida, led by U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones.”
A source familiar with the issue insisted there was “no disagreement, but rather cooperative discussion” on how to proceed in the Brennan case.
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