{"id":72134,"date":"2026-04-19T10:57:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/trump-ally-digenova-tapped-to-lead-doj-probe-into-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T10:57:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T15:57:50","slug":"trump-ally-digenova-tapped-to-lead-doj-probe-into-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/trump-ally-digenova-tapped-to-lead-doj-probe-into-brennan-over-russia-probe-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump ally diGenova tapped to lead DOJ probe into Brennan over Russia probe origins"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 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-Russia investigation<\/a>, as the department reshuffles leadership of the sprawling inquiry.<\/p>\n

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

The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n

DOJ ACTIVELY PREPARING TO ISSUE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS RELATING TO JOHN BRENNAN INVESTIGATION: SOURCES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

DiGenova, a former U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., who represented Trump during special counsel 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

He also said in a 2018 appearance on Fox News that Brennan colluded with the FBI and DOJ to frame Trump.<\/p>\n

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

BRENNAN INDICTMENT COULD COME WITHIN ‘WEEKS’ AS PROSECUTORS REQUEST OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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

As the investigation continues, federal investigators have issued subpoenas seeking information related to intelligence assessments of Russian interference in the 2016 election.<\/p>\n

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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Justice Department 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-Russia investigation, as the department reshuffles leadership of the sprawling inquiry. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has tapped diGenova to serve as counsel overseeing the matter, according to … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}