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News & Current Events Apr 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM

Justice Department removes lead prosecutor from probe of Trump critic John Brennan

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Exclusive: Justice Department removes lead prosecutor from probe of Trump critic John Brennan | CNN Politics
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Exclusive: Justice Department removes lead prosecutor from probe of Trump critic John Brennan | CNN Politics
The Justice Department has removed the career Miami federal prosecutor leading the investigation into John Brennan, after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, according to people briefed on the matter.
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2HDFloppyDisk Apr 18, 2026 +534
>after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, according to people briefed on the matter. >Trump’s demands have taken on more urgency for the Justice Department after Trump fired former Attorney General Pam Bondi, in part because of dissatisfaction at the slow pace of cases he wants brought. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has redoubled efforts to satisfy the president’s demands as he seeks to keep the job after Bondi’s ouster. I may not be a lawyer but I know a crime when I see one.
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Mr_Greystone Apr 18, 2026 +147
Smells Nixon-esque
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kstargate-425 Apr 18, 2026 +26
It was the AG, John N. Mitchell, who went to jail for their coverup and the coverup that finally ended Nixon. The **G**uardians **O**f **P**edophiles may not want to go after everyone like Trump (and possibly some of themselves) in the Trumpstein files, but if they had any spine or credibility, which we know they dont, they could atleast go after the vast Trump and Blondi led coverup.
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moreobviousthings Apr 18, 2026 +9
That was then, when republicans were conservatives and not extortionists, so it is up to others to fix it. We tried the soap box, but not enough people got the message. We tried the ballot box, but there is evidence that the election was stolen. We can try the jury box, but some courts seem to favor the administration over the Constitution. Not sure if any other box might work.
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Mo0 Apr 19, 2026 +3
I can think of at least one…
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Not_Cleaver Apr 18, 2026 -39
No, Nixon more or less obeyed the law.
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youre_soaking_in_it Apr 18, 2026 +94
No he didn't. He ordered IRS audits on perceived enemies and interfered with audits of his friends. Similar to how Trump interferes with the DOJ. Don't believe these Nixon whitewashing attempts people. He's the malignant tumor that metastasized into what we have now.
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posthuman04 Apr 18, 2026 +15
There’s a difference between ordering an investigation and insisting the subject be charged regardless of the merits
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SearchElsewhereKarma Apr 18, 2026 +39
When a president orders it, I don’t think there’s a distinction between the two lol…
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posthuman04 Apr 18, 2026 -10
By the bar
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imaginary_num6er Apr 18, 2026 +15
Nixon at least knew what a crook was
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mountearl Apr 18, 2026 +44
Nixon: "I am not a crook". Narrator: "He was, in fact, a crook". Trump: "I am not a fraudster, child rapist, liar, seller of state secrets, seditionist, election interferer, coup plotter, campaign finance swindler, investigation obstructor, constitution violator, war monger, adulterer, foreign agent,......"
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Sonoranpawn Apr 18, 2026 +7
Total exoneration! Witch hunt! Fake news!
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SeekerOfSerenity Apr 18, 2026 +8
Don't forget money launderer (in his early real estate days).  And whatever you call someone who sells pardons. 
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kstargate-425 Apr 18, 2026 +52
Yup. From 2021 to 2024 "weaponizing the DoJ" was just more Republican projection about what they did and are about to do. I never thought I would be happy that our best and brightest US attorney's would leave or be fired but since they have been turned into Trumps personal attorneys and actually weaponized against Americans, Im not feeling bad at the sheer incompetence that we see from them. Thats also not to mention the corruption where in the [first 9 months of Trumps regime, judges in 35 separate cases found the DoJ had put forward fraudulent evidence](https://youtu.be/2RMqaMQIHKo?si=gW0NPxTOHnss-wSC) where in the previous decade there may have been one case of it happening. So they've been told to systemically lie to the courts to do the bidding of the oldest and dumbest man-baby. This of course has tainted judges opinion and normal deference they gave to the government making them destroy century old norms and procedures to ensure justice is upheld.
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Consistent-Throat130 Apr 18, 2026 +16
It wasn't *just* projection. They were also trying to normalize crime as a political stance.  Literally claiming that they were targeted for prosection because of being Republican - and not, y'know, because they committed crimes. 
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Interesting-Risk6446 Apr 18, 2026 +41
I hope when these cases are laughed out of court, they all counter sue. Make sure Trump's name is on the check.
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maglax Apr 18, 2026 +27
I mean he sues the federal government again for billions about more made up garbage. He obviously instructs them to settle.
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Niceromancer Apr 18, 2026 +17
They usually are. But the damage is already done just with bringing the case out. MAGA run around like they already won the case, fox news and others like it treat it like its some huge victory, then when the case it thrown out you might get a little 30 second blurb about it on cnn. Its about the show.
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Meta2048 Apr 18, 2026 +9
They countersue and the American taxpayer pays for it, not Trump.  The system is broken.
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zaaaaa Apr 18, 2026 +1
Wrong. The system is working exactly as intended. It's not designed to help the working class, it's designed to exploit the working class. We need a new system.
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Cabbages24ADollar Apr 18, 2026 +62
Covering up crimes is a crime. C
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LittleShrub Apr 18, 2026 +57
Man. The free speech absolutists must be going crazy!
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vicegrip Apr 18, 2026 +70
Man baby wants faster revenge on his critics
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homebrew_1 Apr 18, 2026 +35
What about the epstein files?
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blackweebow Apr 18, 2026 +10
Haha get rekt luzr. You think I should hold my government accountable for prosecuting possibly the most open and shut case of pedophilic networking in history?? Pshhh joke's on you, my new favorite flavor is leather 🥾😋
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TheDickWolf Apr 18, 2026 +46
‘Trump critic is an interesting framing compared yo ‘former cia director’. One of these subtly suggests a potentially sympathetic narrative.
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RoboChrist Apr 18, 2026 +13
Yeah, Trump critic is much more sympathetic to anyone who knows anything about the CIA.
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cribsaw Apr 18, 2026 +11
CNN has been leaning rightward ever since Trump threatened them over their coverage not being friendly enough to conservatives. Just add it to the can of unreliable news sources.
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moreobviousthings Apr 19, 2026 +1
Like all capitalist organizations, CNN is in the business of making money, not in delivering factual and balanced information.
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youre_soaking_in_it Apr 18, 2026 +2
He isn't being investigated because of where he used to work.
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