Jonathan Turley Says John Brennan Might Want To Lawyer Up Following Russiagate Docs Release

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley said Thursday former CIA Director John Brennan could face criminal charges in the wake of new documents regarding the “Russiagate” scandal.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released documents and a memo Friday detailing what she called a “years-long coup” against Trump after he defeated Clinton in the 2016 presidential race, adding that she had referred the documents to the Justice Department for potential criminal activity. Turley said that while the Supreme Court’s 2024 ruling in favor of Trump’s claims of immunity over “official acts” as president would protect Obama, Brennan and Comey might not be as fortunate. (RELATED: Jonathan Turley Says Corporate Media Not Interested In Covering Obama-Russiagate Story Because It ‘Implicates Them’)

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“It does appear a couple of these figures may have committed perjury. I think the most vulnerable may be Brennan, who is, like, a 30-point buck in the open,” Turley said. “This stuff goes directly to information that he gave to Congress and seems to be in contradiction, and so there are real questions here.”

During Congressional testimony, Brennan claimed he did not approve including the so-called “Steele dossier” in intelligence assessments about allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“People talk about, well, you can’t charge Obama. That is very likely the case that he is protected,” Turley continued. “But these individuals, whether Comey or Brennan, are not protected from perjury charges if the statue of limitations have not run. They’re more likely to be called again to repeat prior testimony.”

The dossier created by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele was repeatedly cited on CNN, MSNBC and other corporate media outlets to advance the unproven claims that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential race due to Russian interference in the election. Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee were fined by the Federal Election Commission in 2022 for their involvement in the since-discredited dossier, which was used to further allegations of collusion, CNN reported.

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