Durham Is Scrutinizing Ex-C.I.A. Director’s Role in Russian Interference Findings - NYT
Durham Is Scrutinizing Ex-C.I.A. Director’s Role in Russian Interference Findings The federal prosecutor investigating the origins of the Russia inquiry is examining testimony by the former C.I.A. director John Brennan and seeking his communications records. John O. Brennan, the former director of the C.I.A., has said he stands by the intelligence community’s assessment of Russia’s 2016 election interference. Credit... Joshua Roberts/Reuters By Katie Benner and Julian E. Barnes Dec. 19, 2019 WASHINGTON — The federal prosecutor scrutinizing the Russia investigation has begun examining the role of the former C.I.A. director John O. Brennan in how the intelligence community assessed Russia’s 2016 election interference, according to three people briefed on the inquiry. John H. Durham, the United States attorney leading the investigation, has requested Mr. Brennan’s emails, call logs and other documents from the C.I.A., accord