MAJOR DEVELOPING STORY: New Grand Jury Subpoenas Are Going Out From Florida
MAJOR DEVELOPING STORY: New Grand Jury Subpoenas Are Going Out From FloridaThe Brennan investigation is escalating—and the unanswered question is who will be called next and how high this could go.
I’ve been warning you for months: watch Florida. Watch the investigation quietly being assembled there. Watch the people being placed in charge. Watch the unusual trips to Moscow. And, most importantly, watch what they do—not what they say. Now the subpoenas are going out. The Justice Department is demanding sworn testimony before a federal grand jury in Florida as part of its investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan, the intelligence community and the government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 election.
This is a major escalation. Until now, investigators had conducted voluntary interviews and sought documents. According to new reporting from the Associated Press, prosecutors are now compelling former government officials to appear before a grand jury and testify under oath. We know that Brennan has been informed that he is a target. Investigators are reportedly examining whether he gave false testimony to Congress concerning the January 2017 intelligence assessment and material connected to the Steele dossier. Brennan and his attorneys deny wrongdoing and maintain that there is no legitimate legal basis for prosecuting him. The investigation is no longer confined to Brennan or the original intelligence assessment. Investigators have reportedly sought information from law-enforcement officials involved in the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago. That search recovered classified documents and led to a criminal prosecution of Donald Trump that was later dismissed. The investigation is operating in Florida, including Fort Pierce, where U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon sits. Cannon is the Trump-appointed judge who dismissed the classified-documents prosecution. Brennan’s attorneys have raised concerns that prosecutors may be attempting to position a future case before Cannon, although no court has found that improper judge selection occurred. Then there is Joe diGenova. DiGenova is a former federal prosecutor and former Trump lawyer who has publicly argued that Trump was the victim of an intelligence-community conspiracy. He was brought into the Justice Department as a counselor to the attorney general to help lead the team of agents and prosecutors conducting this investigation. Reuters reported that diGenova joined the investigation after a career prosecutor reportedly expressed doubts about the legal viability of a potential Brennan prosecution. And then there is CIA Director John Ratcliffe. In July 2025, Ratcliffe’s CIA released a review criticizing Brennan’s management of the 2017 intelligence assessment. Ratcliffe subsequently referred Brennan to the FBI for possible investigation over statements Brennan made to Congress. That review criticized parts of the process used to prepare the assessment, but it did not overturn the assessment’s central conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and favored Trump. Then, on August 25, Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow. Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence officials during a rare and initially undisclosed visit. The Kremlin later confirmed that the meetings occurred at the intelligence-agency level and that Vladimir Putin was briefed afterward. The complete agenda has never been publicly disclosed. Trump described the visit as “semi-routine.” But it was the first publicly known visit to Moscow by a CIA director since William Burns traveled there in November 2021. Ratcliffe arrived aboard an American military aircraft after the United States reportedly asked Ukraine to pause certain strikes during the visit. Public reporting has connected the trip to Ukraine, Iran, NATO security and intelligence communications, but the full details remain unknown. Exactly two weeks later, the public learned that the Justice Department was escalating its Florida investigation and preparing a new round of grand-jury subpoenas. At the same time, FBI Director Kash Patel is tentatively planning his own trip to Russia in October. Reuters reported that Patel has been developing a behind-the-scenes law-enforcement relationship with Russia involving transnational crime and that an October visit is under consideration. Ratcliffe goes to Moscow. The Florida investigation escalates. Grand-jury subpoenas go out. Patel prepares for a possible October trip to Russia. The timing raises questions that deserve answers. What did Ratcliffe discuss with Russian intelligence officials? Did he receive any information relating to Brennan, the 2016 election or former Obama-administration officials? Was anything from those meetings transmitted to the FBI, the Justice Department or prosecutors working with the Florida grand jury? And when was this newest round of subpoenas authorized—before or after Ratcliffe returned from Moscow? I have been warning you to watch for an October surprise. After speaking with sources and people familiar with this investigation—and knowing Joe diGenova the way I do—I believe this is moving toward something much bigger than John Brennan... Keep reading with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to Lev Remembers to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. A subscription gets you:
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