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House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan took the kind of decisive action Americans expect when political elites break the law — he formally referred former CIA director John Brennan to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution after concluding Brennan lied under oath about the Steele dossier. Jordan’s referral is not a partisan screed; it’s a by-the-book move backed by newly declassified material that directly contradicts Brennan’s testimony.
The evidence Jordan points to is damning: declassified documents show a CIA officer actually drafted an annex summarizing the Steele material, and Brennan — not rank-and-file analysts — pressed to have it included despite obvious credibility problems. According to the committee’s findings, Brennan overruled senior officers who warned the dossier was unreliable and insisted the material be used in the Intelligence Community Assessment.
Jordan’s letter catalogs the contradictions between Brennan’s sworn words and the record, noting Brennan told investigators the CIA was “not involved at all” with the dossier and later claimed the agency had opposed its inclusion. Those statements are squarely contradicted by the archive of memos, emails, and an ICA annex showing Brennan’s fingerprints on the decision to incorporate Steele’s unverified allegations. The pattern of evasions even reaches back to Brennan’s 2017 testimony, which the committee says reflects a troubling habit of misdirection.
This matter has also attracted attention from federal investigators, who reportedly have opened inquiries into the handling of the Russia probe and related intelligence activities, underscoring that this is not just congressional theater but a real law-enforcement matter. Brennan has previously bristled at the accusations and claimed ignorance of any formal probe, but public reporting and subsequent actions by lawmakers make clear the serious nature of the allegations. The American people deserve answers, and if crimes were committed they deserve accountability.
Make no mistake: this is about more than one former official’s ego — it’s about a politicized intelligence apparatus that repeatedly abandoned impartiality and let rumors masquerade as evidence. For years conservative Americans warned that traits like groupthink and confirmation bias would infect our national-security institutions; Jordan’s referral exposes how dangerous that politicization can be when it’s used to influence elections and smear political opponents. Those who weaponized intelligence for political ends must face the same rule of law they once thought only applied to their rivals.
Jordan’s referral also arrives in the context of earlier moves to seek accountability, with other referrals and documents declassified this year revealing a wider web of impropriety during the Trump-Russia saga. Republican investigators have pieced together a consistent narrative: unverified opposition research was elevated, vetted analysts were ignored, and senior officials rationalized bad judgments to fit a preconceived storyline. This isn’t revenge politics — it’s overdue oversight of institutions that swore to be apolitical protectors of American safety.
Now Justice must do its job. Jordan sent his referral directly to Attorney General Pam Bondi, and there’s no substitute for a thorough, impartial DOJ review that either vindicates Brennan or holds him accountable for false testimony. If law enforcement backs away again, it will confirm the worst fears of patriots who believe the system protects insiders while ordinary citizens get trampled. The president and Congress must not allow that to happen.
Patriotic Americans should view this moment as a test of the republic: will we tolerate a permanent bureaucracy that escapes consequences, or will we renew our commitment to equal justice under the law? Republicans should pursue this vigorously, not as a partisan bloodsport but as a defense of institutional integrity and the right of voters to an honest public square. The country that built this nation deserves truth, not cover-ups, and Jim Jordan has just given investigators the materials they need to pursue it.
