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On December 22, 2025, lawyers for former CIA Director John Brennan took the rare step of telling a federal judge that their client has been designated a “target” in a Florida grand jury probe and asking the court to intervene. That blunt admission removes any pretense about the seriousness of the inquiry and demands that Americans pay attention to what our justice system is doing.
Reports show the Department of Justice has been preparing and issuing grand jury subpoenas in recent weeks as part of a South Florida investigation into the origins of the 2016 Russia matter, with subpoenas reportedly sent to Brennan and other former officials. The inquiry is being overseen out of the Southern District of Florida and has intensified since November, signaling prosecutors are moving from review to evidence-gathering.
Brennan’s lawyers argued in their filing that prosecutors are engaged in blatant judge-shopping by trying to steer the case toward the Fort Pierce division, where Judge Aileen Cannon sits as the only presiding judge. That allegation — that the Justice Department might be arranging the forum to influence outcomes — is explosive and speaks to how politicized high-stakes litigation has become in Washington.
Let’s be clear: prior reviews and special counsels have repeatedly examined the same ground and publicly found no criminal conduct by the principal actors in the aftermath of 2016, a fact the public should remember as new legal maneuvers play out. That history does not mean anyone is above the law today, but it does demand that any new prosecution meet the highest standards of evidence and fairness.
At the same time, headlines about subpoenas and targets are a reminder that subpoenas are a step toward accountability when warranted, not a weapon to be waved only at political opponents. Conservative Americans should welcome a justice system that treats the unelected Deep State with the same scrutiny we demand for elected officials, but we must also insist that the process be honest, transparent, and free from partisan theater.
This fight will test whether Washington can finally apply the rule of law equally or whether it will continue to be a game of winners and losers. Patriots who care about liberty and fairness should watch every development, demand that judges protect due process, and refuse to let either side corrupt our institutions in the name of politics.
