S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida, told defense lawyers she was no longer participating in the investigation, a person familiar with the matter said. Her departure came after she conveyed doubt about sufficient evidence for a criminal case against Brennan, the same source indicated.
The Justice Department did not dispute that Medetis Long was no longer part of the investigation but also did not elaborate on the circumstances. In a statement, the department said attorneys are moved around on cases as routine practice to allocate resources effectively, describing such changes as healthy and normal. CNN first reported Medetis Long's departure.
S. S. government's years-old investigation into potential ties between Russia and Trump's 2016 campaign.
Brennan served as CIA director under President Barack Obama when the intelligence community published a detailed assessment of Russian interference in the 2016 election. The Justice Department last year received a referral from Rep. Jim Jordan, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, asserting that Brennan had given false testimony about the preparation of that assessment.
Brennan and his lawyers have vigorously denied the claim that he gave false testimony. Investigators who in recent months have issued a flurry of subpoenas have been preparing for additional interviews in the probe. This development occurs amid a broader political context.
Trump this month replaced Pam Bondi as his attorney general, frustrated by the lack of progress in criminal investigations against political opponents like Brennan. Her deputy, Todd Blanche, is now acting attorney general and has said that Trump has the right and duty to be involved in seeking investigations against people he has had issues with. S.
attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik Siebert, after Siebert did not push forward with criminal charges against two other Trump foes, former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia J.