The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey, according to conservative media reports citing unnamed Justice Department officials. The probe, which focuses on their roles in the 2016 Russia election-interference inquiry, was triggered by a referral from current CIA Director John Ratcliffe. The nature of the evidence Ratcliffe supplied was not disclosed, and the Justice Department has not publicly commented on the scope or timing of its review. Brennan and Comey, who led U.S. intelligence agencies during the 2016 campaign, have faced criticism from Republican lawmakers who say the pair politicized federal law-enforcement and intelligence operations. Both men have defended their conduct in the past, arguing that the Russia investigation was justified by intelligence assessments of Moscow’s interference efforts. Reacting to the reported investigation, Senate Judiciary Committee member John Kennedy said neither Brennan nor Comey "should attempt more than six of the Ten Commandments," adding that he "would hire the guy who salts the fries at McDonald’s" before hiring either of them. Kennedy charged that the two former officials "have done more to destroy public confidence in federal law-enforcement than any two people" he could name.
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