The Department of Justice has opened criminal investigations into former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-FBI Director James Comey. The charges revolve around whether they made false statements to Congress during the Trump-Russia probe, especially regarding the Steele dossier. While legal timelines remain murky, the political context is clear: Trump blames these men for sabotaging his first term and wants a reckoning.
It’s a complicated issue. On the one hand, prosecuting former officials from past administrations can veer into banana republic territory. But there’s also little debate that the Russiagate narrative, particularly the reliance on flimsy opposition research, did lasting damage. Brennan and Comey haven’t exactly restored their reputations in the years since, and public trust in federal law enforcement has not recovered.
