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John Brennan and his lawyers are way ahead of these incompetents (Original Post) malaise Wednesday OP
Yeah.. He's no fool--but rather an intensely intelligent man who knows the score... hlthe2b Wednesday #1
Serious rebuttal. Might be a very significant callout. cachukis Wednesday #2
This is how it is done. yellow dahlia Wednesday #3
... SheltieLover Wednesday #4
I'm kind of surprised that this hasn't been done already FakeNoose Wednesday #5
Donny's going to pay for this. Safe as Milk Wednesday #6
Ex-CIA head sues Trump administration to preserve records of inquiries into him irisblue Wednesday #7
Thanks for the link malaise Wednesday #8
Thank you for the context TxGuitar Wednesday #9
'Subtle as a sledgehammer to the ribs': Brennan's lawsuit against DOJ sends a strong message - The Weeknight - MS NOW Rhiannon12866 Yesterday #10
Thanks for this malaise 18 hrs ago #12
Recommended. H2O Man Yesterday #11
Adding this link malaise 11 hrs ago #13

hlthe2b

(115,287 posts)
1. Yeah.. He's no fool--but rather an intensely intelligent man who knows the score...
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 05:12 PM
Wednesday

He is likewise very connected. so availing himself of the very best legal minds (and whistleblowers to help him) is all but a "given."

FakeNoose

(43,171 posts)
5. I'm kind of surprised that this hasn't been done already
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 06:53 PM
Wednesday

Should have happened right away when Biden came in.

Safe as Milk

(268 posts)
6. Donny's going to pay for this.
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 07:12 PM
Wednesday

Brennan likely knows everything there is about Donny. Or he has easy access to any of it. He's a pro.

irisblue

(38,219 posts)
7. Ex-CIA head sues Trump administration to preserve records of inquiries into him
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 07:13 PM
Wednesday
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/john-brennan-cia-sues-trump-administration


subtitle-John Brennan demands record preservation to enable his defense if he’s indicted over ‘phantom criminal conduct’


snip-"Brennan said in the lawsuit that the records would be essential for him to mount a defense on vindictive prosecution grounds in the event of a future indictment brought by the administration."

snip-"Such a defense, his lawyers said, would be supported by the more than 100 verbal or written statements that Donald Trump has made since 2017 lambasting Brennan and by the Republican president’s directives to his Department of Justice to initiate cases “without regard to factual or legal justification”.

snip-"The lawsuit names as defendants Trump and other top law enforcement officials from his administration, including the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche; the FBI director, Kash Patel; and the prosecutors in Florida who have been overseeing investigations related to Brennan and other former perceived Trump adversaries."


More there

Rhiannon12866

(261,566 posts)
10. 'Subtle as a sledgehammer to the ribs': Brennan's lawsuit against DOJ sends a strong message - The Weeknight - MS NOW
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:48 AM
Yesterday


Former CIA Director John Brennan is going on offense by asking a judge to order Trump’s Justice Department to preserve documents related to two investigation into him. Chief Washington Correspondent at MeidasTouch Scott MacFarlane joins the conversation. - Aired on 07/01/2026.

H2O Man

(79,513 posts)
11. Recommended.
Thu Jul 2, 2026, 12:51 AM
Yesterday

Mr. Brennan is far too intelligent and capable for anyone in this administration to try to play with. PeeWee Herman would have had a better chance fighting Mike Tyson.

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