House GOP refers Obama's CIA chief Brennan to DOJ for allegedly lying to Congress

"Catch up quick: The Steele dossier, a widely discredited set of memos compiled in 2016 by former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, alleged ties between Russia and Trump. Parts of the dossier were shared with the FBI and cited in intelligence efforts, including the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference. Brennan was reportedly under prior investigation by the current DOJ for allegedly lying about Russia's involvement, and he has denied any wrongdoing."

"Driving the news: In a letter sent Tuesday to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the committee claimed there is "significant evidence" Brennan made "numerous willfully and intentionally false statements" in his testimony about the CIA's involvement with the Steele dossier. "Brennan's assertion that the CIA was not 'involved at all' with the Steele dossier cannot be reconciled with the facts," Jordan wrote in the letter. "Brennan's testimony ... was a brazen attempt to knowingly and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to material facts.""

"The letter accuses Brennan of falsely testifying on three separate accounts. It says he allegedly lied about the CIA using the Steele dossier as part of the Intelligence Community Assessment's post-election draft in 2023. Jordan wrote that Brennan provided untrue information about the agency's opposition to incorporating the dossier in the ICA. He accuses Brennan of giving misleading testimony to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence at a hearing in 2017."

Republican committee members referred former CIA Director John Brennan to Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Department of Justice alleging he made numerous willful false statements about CIA involvement with the Steele dossier. The Steele dossier, compiled by Christopher Steele in 2016, alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump and was shared with the FBI and cited in the 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference. The committee alleges Brennan lied about CIA use of the dossier in a post-election ICA draft, the agency's opposition to incorporating it, and testimony given to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in 2017. Brennan has denied wrongdoing.

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