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Mon Dec 22, 2025, 03:26 PM Monday

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge

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Charlie Savage
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John Brennan, the former CIA director, is trying to keep the Trump DOJ from steering its "grand conspiracy" investigation into Trump's political foes to Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump's classified documents case.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/us/politics/trump-doj-investigation-judge-cannon-brennan-cia.html

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Asks to Keep Justice Dept. From Steering Case to Favored Judge
www.nytimes.com
1:25 PM · Dec 22, 2025

John Brennan, the former CIA director, is trying to keep the Trump DOJ from steering its "grand conspiracy" investigation into Trump's political foes to Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed Trump's classified documents case. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...

Charlie Savage (@charliesavage.bsky.social) 2025-12-22T18:25:16.955Z
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