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Declassified Records Show Smith’s Brennan Meeting Denial Contradicted

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 7:32 PM UTC · How we work

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Special Counsel Jack Smith denied meeting former CIA director John Brennan at a Senate Judiciary hearing.
Declassified records show two assistant special counsels met with Brennan in November 2023 at CIA headquarters.
The meeting discussed expert testimony on National Defense Information for the upcoming classified-documents trial against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Senator Chuck Grassley said the meeting was “consultation or counsel,” called Smith evasive, and labeled Arctic Frost 2020 probe overreach.

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Special Counsel Jack Smith denied meeting former CIA director John Brennan at a Senate Judiciary hearing.
Declassified records show two assistant special counsels met with Brennan in November 2023 at CIA headquarters.
The meeting discussed expert testimony on National Defense Information for the upcoming classified-documents trial against U.S. President Donald Trump.
Senator Chuck Grassley said the meeting was “consultation or counsel,” called Smith evasive, and labeled Arctic Frost 2020 probe overreach.