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Wed Jul 9, 2025, 05:28 AM Jul 9

Reuters FBI launches probes into former FBI, CIA directors, Fox News reports [View all]

Source: yahoo.com




Tue, July 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM CDT



WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The FBI has launched criminal probes into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported on Tuesday, citing sources.

The probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections in which President Donald Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the news report said.
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The scope of the criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey was unclear, the report added. Trump-nominated CIA Director John Ratcliffe referred Brennan, who served in that role under former Democratic President Barack Obama, for potential prosecution, according to the report.

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The probes reportedly target two former officials who have long drawn the ire of Trump and his supporters for their role in investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election...........................

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/fbi-launches-probes-former-fbi-224720569.html

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