{"id":331296,"date":"2026-04-19T20:30:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/trump-ally-digenova-tapped-to-lead-doj-probe-into-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins.html"},"modified":"2026-04-19T20:30:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T20:30:44","slug":"trump-ally-digenova-tapped-to-lead-doj-probe-into-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/trump-ally-digenova-tapped-to-lead-doj-probe-into-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump ally diGenova tapped to lead DOJ probe into Brennan over Russia probe origins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>  <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/f48c786b_image.jpg\" alt=\"DOJ stepping up investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan\" width=\"896\" height=\"500\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\" \/> <span class=\"overlay\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Video<\/span><\/a> <!--&gt; \n\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-324c3b57=\"\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">DOJ stepping up investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan<\/a><\/h4>\n\n \n\n<p data-v-324c3b57=\"\">Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, discusses how federal authorities are advancing the investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan on \u2018Hannity.\u2019<\/p>\n\n \n\n<p class=\"speakable\">The <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Justice Department<\/a> is turning to former Trump attorney Joeseph diGenova to spearhead a probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan and others over the origins of the Trump-<a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Russia investigation<\/a>, as the department reshuffles leadership of the sprawling inquiry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Acting Attorney General<\/a> Todd Blanche has tapped diGenova to serve as counsel overseeing the matter, according to a New York Times report, putting a former Trump attorney in a key role in the high-profile probe. A federal grand jury seated in Miami has been impaneled since late last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong><u>DOJ ACTIVELY PREPARING TO ISSUE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS RELATING TO JOHN BRENNAN INVESTIGATION: SOURCES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/108dfc6e_joe-diGenova.png\" alt=\"A photo of Joe diGenova following a news conference at the RNC.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>Joseph diGenova represented President Donald Trump during special counsel Robert Mueller\u2019s investigation.<\/span> <span>(Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DiGenova, a former U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., who represented Trump during special counsel <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\">Robert Mueller<\/a>\u2019s investigation, has repeatedly accused Brennan of misconduct tied to the origins of the Russia probe\u2014allegations that have not resulted in criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said in a 2018 appearance on Fox News that Brennan colluded with the FBI and DOJ to frame Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The origins of the Russia investigation have been the subject of ongoing scrutiny by Trump allies, who have argued that intelligence and law enforcement officials improperly launched the probe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>BRENNAN INDICTMENT COULD COME WITHIN 'WEEKS' AS PROSECUTORS REQUEST OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/c3f27abe_joe-digenova-trump-attorney.png\" alt=\"Rudy Giuliani is seen alongside Joseph diGenova during a news conference at the RNC.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>Joseph diGenova has previously said that ex-CIA chief John Brennan colluded with the FBI and DOJ to frame Trump.<\/span> <span>(Tom Williams\/CQ-Roll Call\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DiGenova\u2019s appointment follows the ouster of Maria Medetis Long, a national security prosecutor in the South Florida U.S. attorney\u2019s office. She had been overseeing the inquiry, including a false statements probe related to Brennan and broader conspiracy-related investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the investigation continues, federal investigators have issued subpoenas seeking information related to intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"javascript:void(0)\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofnews.b-cdn.net\/timesofnewscdn\/usa\/044faab3_brennan-trump-iran.jpg\" alt=\"John Brennan speaking on Meet the Press and President Donald Trump signing paperwork in the Oval Office\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" \/> \n\n<p><span>John Brennan has denied any wrongdoing related to the Russia investigation.<\/span> <span>(William B. Plowman\/NBC\/NBC NewsWire via Getty Images; Alex Wong\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brennan has previously denied wrongdoing related to the Russia investigation and has defended the intelligence community\u2019s assessment that Moscow interfered in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n\n --> <!--&gt; \n\n<p>Amanda covers the intersection of business and politics for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-ally-digenova-tapped-lead-doj-probe-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins<\/a>\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video Article source: https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-ally-digenova-tapped-lead-doj-probe-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[84],"class_list":["post-331296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-political","tag-political"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=331296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/331296\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=331296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=331296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=331296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}