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ONGOING CRIME BREAKING NEWS!
Starting on January 31ST, 2025, this thread is about CRIME NEWS as it breaks!
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
Hoping this family gets some answers and justice after this many years.
Tresir
Well-known member
‘Suspicious’ fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as possible arson
Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out in a carport at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos early Sunday morning.
www.kptv.com
Suspicious’ fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as possible arson
Investigators estimate $125-150,000 in damages
By FOX 12 StaffPublished: Oct. 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM GMT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out in a carport at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos early Sunday morning.
Fire officials were called to the scene of the fire on Southeast Caruthers Street, near Southeast 122nd Avenue, around 2:40 a.m. Sunday.
Upon arrival, they found several cars and a carport on fire, and were able to extinguish the blaze.
Investigators estimated the total damage at $125-150,000, with damage to the exterior siding of the home and “complete destruction” of the carport and two cars.
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Fire at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos on the morning of Oct. 26, 2025.(KPTV)
In a statement to FOX 12, Councilor Avalos confirmed that the fire occurred at her home:
“Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I’m grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further. I was able to get out safely with my cat Valentino. I’m being supported by my wonderful friends, neighbors, and loved ones as I navigate what comes next. The incident is under active investigation, including as a possible arson. I’ll share more information as it becomes available.”
A representative for Portland Fire & Rescue said that investigators were looking into all possibilities as to the cause of the fire, including arson.
The Portland Police Bureau called the fire “suspicious” in nature, and asked that anyone with information contact the Tip Line at 503-823-3473 or arsontips@police.portlandoregon.gov.
Avalos was elected to serve District 1, which covers parts of southeast and northeast Portland, this past November - taking office in January.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson released the following statement in response to the incident:
“As public servants, we each stepped forward to serve Portland, and today, we stand united in support of our colleague. We thank Portland Fire & Rescue and the Portland Police Bureau for their quick response and ongoing investigation into a fire incident involving Councilor Avalos. We are working closely with Councilor Avalos to provide her with the resources and security she needs. This remains an active investigation and we will provide updates when we are able.”
This is a developing story and will be updated with any new information.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
You should tag @Kimster as I think Portland is within a not too far drive from her, not sure, but I think so.‘Suspicious’ fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as possible arson
Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out in a carport at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos early Sunday morning.
Suspicious’ fire at Portland City Councilor’s home being investigated as possible arson
Investigators estimate $125-150,000 in damages
By FOX 12 Staff
Published: Oct. 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM GMT|Updated: 48 minutes ago
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Authorities are investigating after a fire broke out in a carport at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos early Sunday morning.
Fire officials were called to the scene of the fire on Southeast Caruthers Street, near Southeast 122nd Avenue, around 2:40 a.m. Sunday.
Upon arrival, they found several cars and a carport on fire, and were able to extinguish the blaze.
Investigators estimated the total damage at $125-150,000, with damage to the exterior siding of the home and “complete destruction” of the carport and two cars.
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Fire at the home of Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos on the morning of Oct. 26, 2025.(KPTV)
In a statement to FOX 12, Councilor Avalos confirmed that the fire occurred at her home:
“Late last night, I woke up to my car, car port, and home engulfed in flames. I’m grateful for the quick response from Portland firefighters who prevented the fire from spreading even further. I was able to get out safely with my cat Valentino. I’m being supported by my wonderful friends, neighbors, and loved ones as I navigate what comes next. The incident is under active investigation, including as a possible arson. I’ll share more information as it becomes available.”
A representative for Portland Fire & Rescue said that investigators were looking into all possibilities as to the cause of the fire, including arson.
The Portland Police Bureau called the fire “suspicious” in nature, and asked that anyone with information contact the Tip Line at 503-823-3473 or arsontips@police.portlandoregon.gov.
Avalos was elected to serve District 1, which covers parts of southeast and northeast Portland, this past November - taking office in January.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson released the following statement in response to the incident:
“As public servants, we each stepped forward to serve Portland, and today, we stand united in support of our colleague. We thank Portland Fire & Rescue and the Portland Police Bureau for their quick response and ongoing investigation into a fire incident involving Councilor Avalos. We are working closely with Councilor Avalos to provide her with the resources and security she needs. This remains an active investigation and we will provide updates when we are able.”
This is a developing story and will be updated with any new information.
I guess I tagged her lol.
Oh yikes! That’s not good. I don’t live close to that area.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
THIS is good. She is so nice and personable and humorous even yet so known and experienced.
She helped a serial killer with investigating the death of his daughter. VERY interesting. And has written a book on it that can be pre-ordered right now. Says she is no author and it will be her first and last book lol. Just really a good watch. I'd like to read that book.
She helped a serial killer with investigating the death of his daughter. VERY interesting. And has written a book on it that can be pre-ordered right now. Says she is no author and it will be her first and last book lol. Just really a good watch. I'd like to read that book.
Tresir
Well-known member
"Swans don't swim in a sewer" is the name of her book. He must have asked the book name four or five times over the course of the interview. She does seem a nice and interesting person though.
GrandmaBear
Deputized Emu Slayer/Horse Thief Hunter
I thought it was interesting, so is the name of her book. He asked a lot yeah.
I found it interesting too that she worked with Nancy Grace back in the day Nancy was a prosecutor and she actually went out to crime scenes (Nancy).
I found the crime scene investigation talk interesting too.
Tresir
Well-known member
5 more Louvre heist suspects being interviewed.
www.bbc.co.uk
Image source,Reuters
Image caption,
Precious crown jewels were taken during the theft earlier this month
ByKathryn Armstrong
Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris' public prosecutor has said.
They were detained on Wednesday night in the Paris region during coordinated raids, according to Laure Beccuau.
One of the suspects is thought to be part of the four-man team that carried out the heist, who were seen on CCTV.
Two of the other alleged thieves have already been arrested and have "partially recognised" their involvement in the brazen theft, while the fourth person has not yet been caught.
It is not clear what role the other newly arrested people allegedly played in the theft but, Beccuau told French radio station RTL on Thursday that they "may eventually inform us about how the incident took place".
Beccuau said the arrests had been made in areas in and around Paris, including the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Phones and other objects found on the suspects during the raid were allowing investigators to study encrypted messages, she added.
Those arrested can be detained for up to four days before being charged or released.
French investigators are not giving many more details away at this stage but Beccuau said that DNA from one of those arrested on Wednesday night could be linked to the crime scene.
"We had him in our sights," she said of the main suspect.
She specified that the latest arrests were not related to statements made by the previously detained suspects but to "other elements of the case".
The authorities have previously said that the gang involved in the heist could be bigger than those who physically stole the jewels.
Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the Louvre - the world's most-visited museum - on 19 October, when four thieves broke into the building in broad daylight. The precious jewels have not been recovered yet.
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Slide 1 of 6, A silver necklace with green jewels stolen during the Louvre heist, The Marie-Louise necklace and a pair of earrings were among the eight items stolen
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The first two people who were arrested over the heist - both men in their thirties with criminal records - are thought to be the pair who used power tools to enter the museum's Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) and steal some of the French crown jewels.
They were taken into custody late last week. Beccuau told a press conference on Wednesday that one of the men was arrested as he tried to board a one-way flight to Algeria, but that the other man had not been planning to leave France, contrary to earlier media reports.
There was no evidence at this stage to suggest the theft was an inside job, she added, confirming no accomplices worked at the museum.
On the day of the heist, the robbers arrived at 09:30, just after the museum opened to visitors, Beccuau said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The suspects arrived with a stolen vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to gain access to the Gallery of Apollo via a balcony close to the River Seine. The men used a disc cutter to crack open display cases housing the jewellery.
Beccuau said the thieves were inside for four minutes and made their escape on two scooters waiting outside at 09:38, before switching to cars and heading east. Nobody had been threatened during the raid.
France's justice minister said security protocols in the Louvre - one of the world's most famous museums - "failed" in preventing the theft.
It was later revealed by the Louvre's director that the only camera monitoring the Gallery of Apollo was pointing away from a balcony the thieves climbed over to break in.
Since the incident, security measures have been tightened around France's cultural institutions.
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France following the heist. They will now be stored in the Bank's most secure vault, 26m (85ft) below the ground floor of its elegant headquarters in central Paris.
Watch: Two people leave Louvre in lift mounted to vehicle
More on this story
Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft
They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Paris' public prosecutor said.
www.bbc.co.uk
Louvre jewellery theft
Image caption,
Precious crown jewels were taken during the theft earlier this month
ByKathryn Armstrong
- Published
30 October 2025, 07:28 GMT
- Published
Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris' public prosecutor has said.
They were detained on Wednesday night in the Paris region during coordinated raids, according to Laure Beccuau.
One of the suspects is thought to be part of the four-man team that carried out the heist, who were seen on CCTV.
Two of the other alleged thieves have already been arrested and have "partially recognised" their involvement in the brazen theft, while the fourth person has not yet been caught.
It is not clear what role the other newly arrested people allegedly played in the theft but, Beccuau told French radio station RTL on Thursday that they "may eventually inform us about how the incident took place".
Beccuau said the arrests had been made in areas in and around Paris, including the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Phones and other objects found on the suspects during the raid were allowing investigators to study encrypted messages, she added.
Those arrested can be detained for up to four days before being charged or released.
French investigators are not giving many more details away at this stage but Beccuau said that DNA from one of those arrested on Wednesday night could be linked to the crime scene.
"We had him in our sights," she said of the main suspect.
She specified that the latest arrests were not related to statements made by the previously detained suspects but to "other elements of the case".
The authorities have previously said that the gang involved in the heist could be bigger than those who physically stole the jewels.
Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the Louvre - the world's most-visited museum - on 19 October, when four thieves broke into the building in broad daylight. The precious jewels have not been recovered yet.
Image gallerySkip image gallery
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
The Marie-Louise necklace and a pair of earrings were among the eight items stolen
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
A tiara worn by the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, was taken
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
A large jewel-encrusted bow which also belonged to the Empress is also among items unaccounted for
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
Thieves took a number of items which were previously worn by Queen Marie-Amelie, who was married to King Louis Philippe I
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
One of a pair of earrings which previously belonged to the 19th century Queen are also missing
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
Marie-Amelie's crown was taken, though another worn by Princess Eugenie was apparently dropped during the thieves' escape
Previous imageNext image
Slide 1 of 6, A silver necklace with green jewels stolen during the Louvre heist, The Marie-Louise necklace and a pair of earrings were among the eight items stolen
End of image gallery
The first two people who were arrested over the heist - both men in their thirties with criminal records - are thought to be the pair who used power tools to enter the museum's Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) and steal some of the French crown jewels.
They were taken into custody late last week. Beccuau told a press conference on Wednesday that one of the men was arrested as he tried to board a one-way flight to Algeria, but that the other man had not been planning to leave France, contrary to earlier media reports.
There was no evidence at this stage to suggest the theft was an inside job, she added, confirming no accomplices worked at the museum.
On the day of the heist, the robbers arrived at 09:30, just after the museum opened to visitors, Beccuau said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The suspects arrived with a stolen vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to gain access to the Gallery of Apollo via a balcony close to the River Seine. The men used a disc cutter to crack open display cases housing the jewellery.
Beccuau said the thieves were inside for four minutes and made their escape on two scooters waiting outside at 09:38, before switching to cars and heading east. Nobody had been threatened during the raid.
France's justice minister said security protocols in the Louvre - one of the world's most famous museums - "failed" in preventing the theft.
It was later revealed by the Louvre's director that the only camera monitoring the Gallery of Apollo was pointing away from a balcony the thieves climbed over to break in.
Since the incident, security measures have been tightened around France's cultural institutions.
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France following the heist. They will now be stored in the Bank's most secure vault, 26m (85ft) below the ground floor of its elegant headquarters in central Paris.
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Media caption,Watch: Two people leave Louvre in lift mounted to vehicle
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RoundPeg
Courage and Faith ~CK
I hope they get them all and also the jewels.5 more Louvre heist suspects being interviewed.
Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft
They were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Paris' public prosecutor said.
Louvre jewellery theft
Image source,Reuters
Image caption,
Precious crown jewels were taken during the theft earlier this month
ByKathryn Armstrong
Updated 22 minutes ago
- Published
30 October 2025, 07:28 GMT
Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris' public prosecutor has said.
They were detained on Wednesday night in the Paris region during coordinated raids, according to Laure Beccuau.
One of the suspects is thought to be part of the four-man team that carried out the heist, who were seen on CCTV.
Two of the other alleged thieves have already been arrested and have "partially recognised" their involvement in the brazen theft, while the fourth person has not yet been caught.
It is not clear what role the other newly arrested people allegedly played in the theft but, Beccuau told French radio station RTL on Thursday that they "may eventually inform us about how the incident took place".
Beccuau said the arrests had been made in areas in and around Paris, including the suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis.
Phones and other objects found on the suspects during the raid were allowing investigators to study encrypted messages, she added.
Those arrested can be detained for up to four days before being charged or released.
French investigators are not giving many more details away at this stage but Beccuau said that DNA from one of those arrested on Wednesday night could be linked to the crime scene.
"We had him in our sights," she said of the main suspect.
She specified that the latest arrests were not related to statements made by the previously detained suspects but to "other elements of the case".
The authorities have previously said that the gang involved in the heist could be bigger than those who physically stole the jewels.
Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the Louvre - the world's most-visited museum - on 19 October, when four thieves broke into the building in broad daylight. The precious jewels have not been recovered yet.
Image gallerySkip image gallery
1 of 6
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
The Marie-Louise necklace and a pair of earrings were among the eight items stolen
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
A tiara worn by the Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, was taken
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
A large jewel-encrusted bow which also belonged to the Empress is also among items unaccounted for
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
Thieves took a number of items which were previously worn by Queen Marie-Amelie, who was married to King Louis Philippe I
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
One of a pair of earrings which previously belonged to the 19th century Queen are also missing
Image source,Louvre Museum
Image caption,
Marie-Amelie's crown was taken, though another worn by Princess Eugenie was apparently dropped during the thieves' escape
Previous imageNext image
Slide 1 of 6, A silver necklace with green jewels stolen during the Louvre heist, The Marie-Louise necklace and a pair of earrings were among the eight items stolen
End of image gallery
The first two people who were arrested over the heist - both men in their thirties with criminal records - are thought to be the pair who used power tools to enter the museum's Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) and steal some of the French crown jewels.
They were taken into custody late last week. Beccuau told a press conference on Wednesday that one of the men was arrested as he tried to board a one-way flight to Algeria, but that the other man had not been planning to leave France, contrary to earlier media reports.
There was no evidence at this stage to suggest the theft was an inside job, she added, confirming no accomplices worked at the museum.
On the day of the heist, the robbers arrived at 09:30, just after the museum opened to visitors, Beccuau said at a press conference on Wednesday.
The suspects arrived with a stolen vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to gain access to the Gallery of Apollo via a balcony close to the River Seine. The men used a disc cutter to crack open display cases housing the jewellery.
Beccuau said the thieves were inside for four minutes and made their escape on two scooters waiting outside at 09:38, before switching to cars and heading east. Nobody had been threatened during the raid.
France's justice minister said security protocols in the Louvre - one of the world's most famous museums - "failed" in preventing the theft.
It was later revealed by the Louvre's director that the only camera monitoring the Gallery of Apollo was pointing away from a balcony the thieves climbed over to break in.
Since the incident, security measures have been tightened around France's cultural institutions.
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France following the heist. They will now be stored in the Bank's most secure vault, 26m (85ft) below the ground floor of its elegant headquarters in central Paris.
00:32Media caption,
Watch: Two people leave Louvre in lift mounted to vehicle
Related topics
- Louvre moves jewels to ultra-secure Bank of France vault after heist
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4 days ago
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Tresir
Well-known member
Note, there is a link on the last line of this letter that takes you to the 6 page letter to AG Bondi.
Chairman Jordan Refers John Brennan to DOJ for Criminal Prosecution
October 21, 2025Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) referred former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution after Brennan knowingly made false statements during his transcribed interview before the Committee in 2023. While testifying, Brennan made numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact that were contradicted by the record established by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the CIA including:
- Falsely denying that the CIA relied on the discredited Steele dossier in drafting the post-2016 election Intelligence Community Assessment; and
- Falsely testifying when he told the Committee that the CIA opposed including the Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA).
- A CIA officer drafted the annex containing a summary of the dossier;
- Brennan made the ultimate decision, along with then-FBI Director James Comey, to include information from the dossier in the ICA; and
- Brennan overruled senior CIA officers who objected to the inclusion of the dossier material.
"We write to refer significant evidence that former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan knowingly made false statements during his transcribed interview before the Committee on the Judiciary on May 11, 2023. While testifying, Brennan made numerous willfully and intentionally false statements of material fact contradicted by the record established by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) and the CIA.
"Under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, a witness commits a crime if he 'knowingly and willfully . . . makes any materially false . . . statement or representation' with respect to 'any investigation or review, conducted pursuant to the authority of any committee . . . of the Congress[.]' Congress cannot perform its oversight function if witnesses who appear before its committees do not provide truthful testimony. Making false statements before Congress is a crime that undermines the integrity of the Committee's constitutional duty to conduct oversight.
"The points below support an investigation into whether Brennan made false statements at his transcribed interview:
1. Brennan falsely denied that the CIA relied on the discredited Steele dossier in drafting the post-election Intelligence Community Assessment.
"On January 6, 2017, the CIA, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and National Security Agency published a declassified version of an Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) titled Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent US Elections. The ICA stated, among other things, that Russia 'developed a clear preference' for President Trump and 'aspired to help' him win the election. This conclusion—now known to be false—was based in part on the Steele dossier, which 'was referenced in the ICA main body text, and further detailed in a two-page ICA annex.' The Steele dossier was a series of reports containing baseless accusations concerning President Trump's ties to Russia compiled and delivered to the FBI in 2016 by former British intelligence agent Christopher Steele. Subsequent investigations confirmed that the Clinton campaign and the DNC paid Steele via the law firm Perkins Coie and opposition research firm Fusion GPS to provide derogatory information about Trump's purported ties to Russia, which resulted in the discredited dossier. In July 2025, the Trump Administration declassified numerous documents showing that the ICA's main findings were false and that the Obama Administration knowingly fabricated the findings for the purpose of undermining the Trump Administration.
"The newly declassified evidence also confirms that Brennan falsely testified to the Committee. During a transcribed interview on May 11, 2023, Brennan stated that 'the CIA was not involved at all with the [Steele] dossier.'
"A report drafted by HPSCI in 2017, and recently declassified, shows Brennan’s testimony to be false. According to the report, the ICA included supporting evidence for the ICA's false claim that Russia 'aspired' to help President Trump win the election. The report directed the reader to review 'Annex A' for 'additional reporting from an FBI Source on Russian influence efforts.' Annex A, which was only included in the highest classified version of the ICA, was a two-page summary of the Steele dossier along with 'some analysis that struggled to imply that some dossier findings might have been corroborated by intelligence.' The CIA officer who served as the lead author of the ICA told HPSCI that he drafted Annex A 'in coordination with [the] FBI.'
"Ultimately, according to documents declassified by the Trump Administration, the decision to incorporate information from the Steele dossier in the ICA 'was jointly made by the Directors of CIA and FBI[.]' A senior FBI analyst confirmed this fact, telling HPSCI that, after debating for several days whether to include information from the dossier, 'upper levels [at FBI and CIA] decided to put it in.'
"Brennan's assertion that the CIA was not 'involved at all' with the Steele dossier cannot be reconciled with the facts. As the newly declassified documents show, a CIA officer drafted the annex containing a summary of the dossier; Brennan made the ultimate decision, along with then-FBI Director James Comey, to include information from the dossier in the ICA; and, as discussed further below, Brennan overruled senior CIA officers who objected to the inclusion of the dossier material.
2. Mr. Brennan. Brennan falsely testified when he told the Committee that the CIA opposed including the Steele dossier in the ICA.
"Brennan testified that 'the CIA was very much opposed to having any reference or inclusion of the Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment.'
"This claim is contradicted by multiple sources that reveal Brennan's support for including the dossier in the ICA. According to a CIA memorandum declassified by the Trump Administration, when two CIA mission center leaders confronted Brennan with 'specific flaws' in the dossier, Brennan disregarded their concerns, 'appear[ing] more swayed by the [d]ossier's general conformity with existing theories than by legitimate tradecraft concerns.' Brennan later 'formalized his position in writing, stating that "my bottomline is that I believe that the information warrants inclusion in the report."' Similarly, the HPSCI report notes that when senior CIA officers demanded that Brennan remove the Steele dossier from the ICA, Brennan 'refused to remove it.' When the officers presented evidence of the dossier’s 'many flaws,' Brennan responded, 'Yes, but doesn’t it ring true?' Ultimately, Brennan had to order [the dossier] included over the objections of [CIA] professonals.'
"As the newly declassified documents demonstrate, Brennan eagerly wanted to include information from the Steele dossier in the ICA, a fact Brennan himself documented in writing. This directly contradicts Brennan’s testimony that 'the CIA was very much opposed to having any reference or inclusion of the Steele dossier in the [ICA]' because as the Director of the CIA, Brennan spoke for the Agency.
3. Brennan also provided false testimony during a HPSCI hearing in 2017.
"On May 23, 2017, Brennan testified before HPSCI at an open hearing titled 'Russian Active Measures During the 2016 Election Campaign.' During the hearing, Brennan falsely asserted that the Steele dossier 'was not in any way used as a basis for the Intelligence Community assessment that was done.' Although this statement was made beyond the five-year statute of limitations, it indicates a pattern of Brennan's willingness to lie to Congress about the Steele dossier.
"As discussed above, the HPSCI report and the CIA memorandum confirm not only that the Steele dossier was used as a basis for the ICA, but that Brennan insisted on its inclusion. This stands in stark contrast with Brennan's testimony to HPSCI that the dossier was not used in drafting the ICA. Brennan's testimony is also contradicted by the ICA itself, which references the dossier in the main body of the assessment and summarizes material from the dossier in an annex.
"In sum, Brennan's testimony before the Committee on May 11, 2023, was a brazen attempt to knowingly and willfully testify falsely and fictitiously to material facts. We therefore make this referral for the Department to examine whether any of Brennan’s testimony warrants a charge for the violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001."
Read the letter to AG Bondi here.
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