The Steady Drip: 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)

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)

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Tuesday, 08 July 2025 06:58 PM EDT

James Comey, left, and John Brennan (Getty Images)

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The FBI launched criminal probes into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI director James Comey, Fox News Digital reported Tuesday, citing sources.

These probes are over alleged wrongdoing related to past government investigations about claims of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections in which President Donald Trump defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the news report said.

The FBI, the CIA and the Justice Department had no immediate comment. Reuters has not independently verified the probes.

The scope of the criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey was unclear, the report added.

A criminal investigation does not necessarily result in charges.

Fox said its sources were from the Justice Department but did not specify the number of sources.

A CIA review released last week found flaws in the production of a U.S. intelligence assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to sway the 2016 U.S. presidential vote to Trump, but it did not contest that conclusion.

Connecting the Dots:

James B. Comey was the director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and a director at the HSBC Holdings plc.

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, the Human Rights Watch and the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society and a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

John J. Studzinski is a director at the Human Rights Watch, a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and was a co-head of investment banking for HSBC Holdings plc.

George J. Tenet was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), John O. Brennan’s chief of staff and was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

John O. Brennan’s chief of staff was George J. Tenet and the director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the Barack Obama administration.

R. James Woolsey was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

William H. Webster was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and is an honorary director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).

James R. Schlesinger was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and an honorary 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).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

George J. Tenet was a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and John O. Brennan was his chief of staff.

John O. Brennan was George J. Tenet chief of staff and the director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) & the former assistant to the president for homeland security & counterterrorism for the Barack Obama administration.

William H. Webster was a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and is 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), the Human Rights Watch and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a co-chair, national finance council for the Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary), 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.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

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.

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Rachel Lomax is a director at HSBC Holdings plc and was a deputy governor for the Bank of England.

Janice R. Lomax was a director at HSBC Holdings plc and a deputy governor for the Bank of England.

John R.H. Bond was the chairman for HSBC Holdings plc and a director at the Bank of England.

Bank of England is the central bank for the United Kingdom.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

John J. Studzinski was a co-head of investment banking for HSBC Holdings plc., is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank) and a director at the Human Rights Watch.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank), the Human Rights Watch and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch.

Ready PAC (Ready For Hillary) supported the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Amy Robbins Towers is a director at the Human Rights Watch and a board member for the CDC Foundation.

CDC Foundation is a foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Jonathan Evans is a director at HSBC Holdings plc and was a director general for the United Kingdom Security Service.

Rona A. Fairhead is a director at the HSBC Holdings plc and the chair for the BBC Trust

Christopher Patten was the chairman for the BBC Trust and a co-chair for the International Crisis Group.

George Soros is a board member for the International Crisis Group and the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

James R. Murdoch was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and a director at GlaxoSmithKline plc (Bird Flu Vaccine Manufacturer).

John D. Coombe was the CFO for GlaxoSmithKline plc (Bird Flu Vaccine Manufacturer) and a director at HSBC Holdings plc.

HSBC Holdings plc was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

James B. Comey was a director at the HSBC Holdings plc. and the director for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

William H. Webster was a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a director at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and is a director at the Atlantic Council of the United States (think tank).