Let's get right to MSNBC justice and intelligence reporter Kendallian who broke this news and MSNBC senior legal reporter Lisa Rubin. Ken, we had known there was this investigation into Brennan for a while. What more do we know about these grand jury subpoenas.>> Good morning, Anna. And I should say this goes far beyond uh John Brennan. It's an investigation into the uh intelligence assessment of Russian election interference back in 2016 in which John Brennan played a key role.And it's also an investigatio ...

Millions of Americans took to the streets yesterday in no kings events across the country to protest President Trump's authoritarian power grabs. The events brought together people from all backgrounds and across the political spectrum, including at least one former White House lawyer for preser then former President Trump. Joining us now is Tai Cobb.He was a lawyer for the during the president's first term. He's evolved from managing the response to special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into allegations o ...

Joining me now, former personal attorney for Donald Trump and host of the Substack Channel, The Real Michael Cohen. Michael Cohen. Michael, what's your reaction to the raid of John Bolton's house.Hi. >> Well, um, I've been there, as you know, um, years back, they raided my home, hotel, and my law office as well. Let me be very clear about something.Um what we have here is the Trump team, the DOJ going through, for example, the book, um the room where it all happened, which I actually had read while I was in ...

Now to some breaking news from Washington. NBC News has confirmed the Justice Department has opened criminal investigations into former CIA director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey. Exactly what is being investigated? Well, that's unclear. Let's bring in NBC News justice and intel correspondent Ken Delaneian. Ken, what do we know about these two new probes? Good morning, Anna. These probes were first reported last night by Fox News and a Justice Department spokesperson this morning is confi ...

Investigations - The Justice Department has opened criminal investigations into former CIA director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey [1] - The investigations' specifics remain unclear [1] - A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the existence of the investigations without commenting on them [2] - A special counsel appointed by Donald Trump previously investigated Brennan and Comey regarding Russian election interference in 2016 but filed no charges [3] Context & Background - The investigations are surfacing amidst criticism of the Justice Department, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and FBI Director Cash Patel regarding their handling of the Epstein files [3] - CIA director John Ratcliffe made a criminal referral to the Justice Department about John Brennan related to the handling of the intelligence assessment over Russian election interference [4] - The origin of any investigation into Jim Comey is currently unclear [5] - The statute of limitations for most federal crimes is 5 years, potentially impacting prosecution for conduct occurring in 2016 and during the first Trump administration [6] - A CIA review criticized Brennan's handling of the 2017 intelligence assessment about Russian election interference but did not accuse him of wrongdoing or a crime [7]