{"id":16577,"date":"2026-07-02T09:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=16577"},"modified":"2026-07-02T09:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:07:07","slug":"former-cia-director-john-brennan-sues-trump-administration-to-preserve-records-from-investigations-into-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=16577","title":{"rendered":"Former CIA Director John Brennan sues Trump administration to preserve records from investigations into him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brennan said in the lawsuit that the records would be essential for him to mount a defense on vindictive prosecution grounds in the event of a future indictment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101.png 854w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/101-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\uff08Former CIA Director John Brennan&#8217;s lawyers said the records are needed to determine whether the Justice Department was &#8220;motivated by a desire to vindictively prosecute him as an act of retribution.&#8221;\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former CIA Director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Wednesday, demanding a court order that would require officials to preserve records from investigations that he says are targeting him for \u201cphantom criminal conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brennan said in the lawsuit that the records would be essential for him to mount a defense on vindictive prosecution grounds in the event of a future indictment brought by the administration. Such a defense, his lawyers said, would be supported by the more than 100 oral or written statements that President Donald Trump has made since 2017 lambasting Brennan and by the Republican president\u2019s directives to his Justice Department to initiate cases \u201cwithout regard to factual or legal justification.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo fully consider those motions, the reviewing judge would need to scrutinize the motivations of the Justice Department officials who directed, oversaw, or undertook those actions to determine whether they violated Director Brennan\u2019s rights, and specifically whether they were motivated by a desire to vindictively prosecute him as an act of retribution,\u201d Brennan\u2019s lawyers wrote in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit names as defendants Trump and other top law enforcement officials from his administration, including acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel and the prosecutors in Florida who have been overseeing investigations related to Brennan and other former perceived Trump adversaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lawsuit says Brennan is facing separate investigations based in Florida, including one examining whether he made a false statement to Congress related to an assessment by intelligence agencies documenting Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, when Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton. The other investigation aims to determine whether former law enforcement and intelligence officials conspired to undermine Trump, including during the course of the Russian interference investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No charges have been brought. 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