Trump Loyalist DiGenova Appointed to Lead Brennan Probe
TL;DR
The Justice Department has tapped longtime Trump ally Joseph DiGenova to oversee the criminal probe into former CIA Director John Brennan from the Southern District of Florida, in a personnel shakeup that followed the removal of Maria Medetis Long; the move raises questions about the case's perceived independence as witnesses are interviewed.
Topics:nationpolitics#john-brennan#joseph-digenova#justice-department#political-motivation#politics#todd-blanche
- Trump lawyer from effort to overturn 2020 election to oversee probe of ex-CIA director, DOJ official says CBS News
- Justice Department adds former Trump lawyer to investigation of Trump critic John Brennan CNN
- Key prosecutor in John Brennan investigation has been removed from case, AP source says AP News
- Lead prosecutor on investigation into former CIA director no longer on case The Guardian
- Justice Department Shakes Up Probe Into Alleged Trump Conspiracy Bloomberg
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