Brennan: Trump Won't Intimidate Me With Charges (Connecting the Dots: CIA, John Brennan, FBI, James Comey, MSNBC, Hakeem Jeffries, Letitia James, Sen. Adam Schiff, James Clapper & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
By Jim
Thomas | Saturday, 27 September 2025 06:16 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/john-brennan-james-comey-pam-bondi/2025/09/27/id/1228145/
Former CIA Director John
Brennan
said on Saturday that
he will not bow to legal threats from President Donald Trump's administration,
The Hill reported.
Days after
former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on
charges of obstruction and making false statements to Congress, Brennan
said during an appearance on
MSNBC's
"The Weekend," "I'm not going to be intimidated by the
likes of Donald Trump. I have always tried to speak my mind and do what I
thought was right."
Brennan
accused the executive branch of twisting the justice system for political ends.
"And
clearly there is a corruption and a perversion of the justice system right now
within the executive branch," he added.
On
Thursday, a grand jury indicted Comey on charges of making a false statement
and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
Comey
has denied any
wrongdoing.
Democrats
swiftly denounced the indictment.
"The
malicious prosecution against James Comey has no apparent basis in law or fact,
and lawyers of good conscience in the department know it," said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,
D-N.Y.
Brennan,
a longtime Trump critic, defended Comey's integrity.
"I've
never doubted" the former FBI director's character, he said,
suggesting the case reflected political retribution rather than genuine law
enforcement concerns.
Trump
welcomed the indictment and signaled more could follow. He said he hoped for
further charges against
"corrupt, radical-left Democrats."
Potential targets include
New York Attorney General Letitia James; Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.; former Director of
National Intelligence James Clapper;
and Brennan.
"I
don't know what may be coming my way, but I'm not going to do things that are
inconsistent with my ethics and my values and what it is that I believe is
important," Brennan said.
"And
I think more people have to speak out when they see injustice, when they see a
government that is abusing its authority and its power."
Brennan
said no legitimate case exists against him, pointing to prior Justice
Department reviews.
"You
know, I don't see any case against me. I have looked back on all of my actions
and decisions," he said.
He
added that investigations conducted by former special counsel John Durham
confirmed that his conduct fell within the scope of legal authority.
The
former CIA chief urged Republicans to oppose what he called politically driven
prosecutions.
"I
think more and more people have to speak out. And I'm waiting for those
Republicans in Congress to come to their senses, because the damage that's
being done to this country and the dangerous times that we're in, I think too
many Americans do not appreciate the extent of that," Brennan said.
Information
from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Connecting
the Dots:
James R. Clapper was
the director at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for
the Barack Obama administration and an executive director,
military intelligence programs for Booz Allen Hamilton.
Booz Allen
Hamilton is a contractor for the National Security Agency
(NSA).
Edward Snowden leaked
information about the National Security Agency (NSA) and an
employee at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Paul F. Anderson was
a senior partner at Booz Allen Hamilton and is a trustee at
the Aspen Institute (think tank).
John P. Carlin is the Chair,
Cybersecurity & Technology Program at The Aspen Institute (think
tank) and was the former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S.
Department of Justice’s (DOJ).
Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Google Inc. was
a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Walter Isaacson is
the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and
was the chairman & CEO for CNN.
Jane Lakes Harman is
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), married to Sidney
Harman and was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.
Adam B. Schiff is
a member of the Blue Dog Coalition and a U.S. Senator.
Sidney Harman is
married to Jane Lakes Harman and was a trustee at the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen
Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
R. James Woolsey is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
William H. Webster is
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA).
James R.
Schlesinger was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council
of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
John O. Brennan was
the director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for
the Barack Obama administration and his chief of staff was George
J. Tenet.
George J. Tenet was a
director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John O.
Brennan’s chief of staff and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of
the United States (think tank) and the Human Rights Watch.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights
Watch.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human
Rights Watch.
John J.
Studzinski is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United
States (think tank) a director at the Human Rights Watch and
was a co-head of investment banking for HSBC Holdings plc.
James B. Comey was
a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
John D. Coombe was a director at HSBC Holdings plc. and
the CFO for GlaxoSmithKline plc (Bird
Flu Vaccine Manufacturer).
James R. Murdoch was
a director at GlaxoSmithKline plc (Bird
Flu Vaccine Manufacturer) and a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
John R.H. Bond was
the chairman for HSBC Holdings plc and a director at the Bank
of England.
Jonathan Evans is
a director at HSBC Holdings plc and was a director general for
the United Kingdom Security Service.
Rachel Lomax is
a director at HSBC Holdings plc and was the deputy governor
for the Bank of England.
Janice R. Lomax was
a director at HSBC Holdings plc and the deputy governor for
the Bank of England.
HSBC Holdings
plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton
Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill,
Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Lloyd Howell Jr. was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and is a director at the Partnership for Public
Service.
John E. Sexton was
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and is an
advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service.
Beth A.
Brooke-Marciniak was a director at the Partnership for Public
Service and is a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development.
Stuart E.
Eizenstat was a trustee at the Committee for Economic
Development and is an advisory governor for the Partnership
for Public Service.
Susan M. Collins
is an advisory governor for the Partnership for Public Service, a Republican U.S.
Senate senator for R- Maine and was a senior fellow at
the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Michael S. McPherson was a senior fellow at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and a trustee at Wesleyan University.
Judge Michael Nachmanoff received his BA at Wesleyan
University and nominated by Joe Biden to the seat
vacated by Judge Anthony Trenga.
Lael Brainard was
the VP & director for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
a trustee at Wesleyan University.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Henry Louis
Gates Jr. was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution
(think tank) and a professor at Duke University.
Anthony John Trenga received his LLM from Duke
University and Judge Michael Nachmanoff took over his
vacated seat.
James L. Vincent was
a trustee at Duke University and a trustee at the Committee
for Economic Development.
Tallman Trask
III was an EVP for Duke University and is a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Jack O. Bovender
Jr. is a trustee at Duke University and was a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development and the Attorney General of New York.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Committee
on Economic Development and the International Rescue Committee.
George Soros was
the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and is the
founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Harold E. Ford Jr. was
an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a
political commentator at MSNBC.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee,
a professor at Georgetown University and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Hakeem
Jeffries
Hakeem Jeffries
received his MPP from Georgetown
University, is an American politician and attorney who has served as House
minority leader and leader of the
House Democratic Caucus since 2023. Currently in his seventh
term, Jeffries has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since
2013 and served three terms as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to
2012.
Early
life and career
From
1998 to 2004, Jeffries was in private practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison.
Jeh Charles
Johnson is a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison, was a governor for the Roosevelt Institute and the
secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Roosevelt
Institute and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Warren B. Rudman was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and of counsel at Paul, Weiss,
Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
David M.
Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), was a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison and spent Thanksgiving
with Joe Biden.
Lee H. Hamilton is
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a
director at BAE Systems Inc.
Michael Chertoff was
the chairman for BAE Systems Inc., the secretary for the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security and is a co-founder & chairman for
the Chertoff Group.
Charles E. Allen was
an undersecretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
is a principal for the Chertoff Group.
Jay M. Cohen was
an undersecretary for science & technology for the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security and is a principal for the Chertoff Group.
Paul A. Schneider was
a deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
a principal for the Chertoff Group.
Debbie Eng was
an associate executive secretary for the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security and is a managing director for the Chertoff
Group.
Chad C. Sweet was
a chief of staff for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and
is a co-founder & CEO for the Chertoff Group.
U.S. Secret
Service is a division of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
Kimberly Cheatle is the 27th director
for the U.S. Secret Service and served as Senior Director in
Global Security at PepsiCo.
Larry D. Thompson is
the EVP of governmental affairs, general counsel & secretary for PepsiCo,
Inc.
and a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Michael H. Jordan was
the division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc. and an honorary
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Warren B. Rudman was
an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and
of counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.
David M.
Rubenstein is a co-chairman for the Brookings Institution
(think tank), was a partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison and spent Thanksgiving with Joe Biden.
Hakeem Jeffries
was in private
practice at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison, received his MPP from Georgetown University and
is an American politician and attorney who has served as House
minority leader and leader of the
House Democratic Caucus since 2023. Currently in his seventh
term, Jeffries has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since
2013 and served three terms as a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
Hakeem
Jeffries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakeem_Jeffries#Personal_life
Personal
life
Hakeem and Hasan are the nephews of Leonard Jeffries, a former professor at City College of New York.[227][232] While in college, Hakeem Jeffries wrote an
editorial defending his uncle and Louis Farrakhan when
his uncle was invited to speak at Binghamton University.[232][233] He has said he only has a "vague"
recollection of the events. His spokesperson said, "Leader Jeffries has
consistently been clear that he does not share the controversial views espoused
by his uncle over thirty years ago.
Louis Farrakhan is the acting head for the Nation of Islam
and was awarded the 2007 Jeremiah Wright Jr. Trumpeter award
from the Trumpeter Newsmagazine.
Trumpeter
Newsmagazine is a publication for the Trinity United Church of
Christ (Chicago).
Jeremiah A.
Wright Jr. is the senior pastor for the Trinity United Church
of Christ (Chicago) and was a member of the African American
Religious Leadership Committee.
African
American Religious Leadership Committee was an advisory group for
the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign.
Barack Obama was
the candidate for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign and a
parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Oprah Winfrey was
a supporter for the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign and a
parishioner at the Trinity United Church of Christ (Chicago).
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
International
Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was
a funder for the International Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for
the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Harold E. Ford Jr. was
an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and is a
political commentator at MSNBC.
Madeleine K.
Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee,
a professor at Georgetown University and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Hakeem Jeffries
received his MPP from Georgetown University, is an American
politician and attorney who has served
as House
minority leader and leader of the
House Democratic Caucus since 2023.
Open Society Foundations was
a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).
George Soros is the founder &
chairman for the Open Society Foundations.
R. James Woolsey is
a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank)
and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
William H. Webster is
an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States
(think tank) and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA).
James R.
Schlesinger was an honorary director at the Atlantic Council
of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA).
John O. Brennan was
the director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for
the Barack Obama administration and his chief of staff was George
J. Tenet.
George J. Tenet was a
director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), John O.
Brennan’s chief of staff and a director at the Atlantic
Council of the United States (think tank).
Resources:
Past Research
James
Clapper defends his Trump-Russia commentary on CNN: 'I've tried to be factual
and temperate-minded' (Connecting the Dots: James Clapper, CNN, Robert Mueller,
John Brennan, NSA, Soros Funded Think Tanks & Booz Allen Hamilton) (Past Research on James R. Clapper)
Wednesday,
August 17, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/james-clapper-defends-his-trump-russia.html
Report:
FBI Probing John Brennan, James Comey (Connecting the Dots: CIA Director John
Brennan, FBI director James Comey, HSBC Holdings plc, The Bill, Hillary &
Chelsea Clinton Foundation, The Atlantic Council of the United States (think
tank), The Human Rights Watch & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on John Brennan & James Comey)
Wednesday,
July 9, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/07/report-fbi-probing-john-brennan-james.html
Bird
Flu Kills 20M Chickens, Drives High Egg Prices (Connecting the Dots: The U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA), The FDA, The CDC, GlaxoSmithKline plc (Bird
Flu Vaccine Manufacturer), The CBS News, Barbara Walters, Daisy Soros, The Bank
of England & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on HSBC Holdings plc)
Wednesday,
February 12, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/bird-flu-kills-20m-chickens-drives-high.html
CPAC
Poll: Schiff, Newsom Biggest Threats to US, GOP (Connecting the Dots: Gavin
Newsom, The Commercial Club of Chicago, Adam Schiff, Blue Dog Coalition, The
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, The ATF & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on Adam Schiff & the
Blue Dog Coalition)
Sunday,
February 23, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/cpac-poll-schiff-newsom-biggest-threats.html
Trump:
Biden Judge Can't Save Comey (Connecting the Dots: Judge Michael Nachmanoff,
FBI, James Comey, Joe Biden, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Letitia James, Mark
Warner & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past
Research on Letitia James, the Committee for Economic Development & James
Comey)
Friday,
September 26, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/09/trump-biden-judge-cant-save-comey.html
Dr.
Morton Halperin – J Street Education Fund (Connecting the Dots: J Street,
Morton Halperin, The Open Society Foundations, Newsmax’s Mark Halperin, Rhonda
(Randi) Weingarten, The ONE Campaign, MSNBC, ACLU, The Carnegie & Soros
Funding) (Past Research on MSNBC & the ONE
Campaign)
Tuesday,
June 17, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/06/dr-morton-halperin-j-street-education.html
Smaller
Bites: Connecting the Dots: Gordon Chang, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP, The Smithsonian Institution, The Economic Club of Washington
& Soros Funding, All Networking (Past Research
on Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP)
Thursday,
June 29, 2023
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/06/smaller-bites-connecting-dots-gordon.html
Musk
on Trump Attack: Head of Secret Service Should Resign (Connecting the Dots: The
head of the Secret Service is Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo, Alejandro Mayorkas,
O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Secret Service & Jeh Charles Johnson)
Sunday,
July 14, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/musk-on-trump-attack-head-of-secret.html
Farrakhan:
I Don’t Get Debate Over Confederate Flag, ‘We Need to Put the American Flag
Down’ (Past Research on Louis Farrakhan)
Thursday,
June 25, 2015
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