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John Brennan Faces Perjury Charges Over Testimony Inconsistencies

7/8/2025

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Former CIA Director John Brennan may be facing perjury charges as a CIA review uncovers troubling inconsistencies in his testimony about the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference. The findings suggest he pushed for the inclusion of the controversial Steele dossier, directly contradicting his earlier statements that it was excluded.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan may be facing perjury charges as a CIA review uncovers troubling inconsistencies in his testimony about the 2016 Intelligence Community Assessment on Russian election interference. The findings suggest he pushed for the inclusion of the controversial Steele dossier, directly contradicting his earlier statements that it was excluded.