Dan Proft interviewed investigative journalist John Solomon about the escalating criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey. The discussion focused on new revelations suggesting the FBI and CIA may have collaborated to perpetuate false claims of Russian collusion in the 2016 election, raising the possibility of a broader, years-long conspiracy to weaponize the intelligence community against Donald Trump.
Solomon outlined the central issue: testimony from Brennan and Comey regarding the infamous Steele dossier is now contradicted by evidence, including new information presented by former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe. According to Ratcliffe, CIA analysts objected to including the Steele dossier in the Intelligence Community Assessment because it lacked credibility. However, the FBI pushed for its inclusion, allegedly pressuring Brennan to insert it despite those objections. Brennan later denied doing so under oath—statements that now appear to be false.
Solomon said this goes beyond perjury. Based on his reporting, the Justice Department is exploring whether Brennan and Comey participated in a broader conspiracy—one that misused the powers of intelligence and law enforcement to fabricate a scandal, interfere with the 2016 election, and later hinder the Trump administration. He emphasized that Brennan briefed President Obama in July 2016 about Hillary Clinton’s plan to tie Trump to Russian intelligence, yet days later, the FBI launched Crossfire Hurricane, the investigation based largely on that very narrative.
The interview also touched on Brennan’s history of questionable conduct. Solomon reminded listeners that Brennan previously denied the CIA had accessed Senate Intelligence Committee computers during an investigation into enhanced interrogation practices. That denial was later disproven by the CIA’s own inspector general.
As for Comey, Solomon pointed to his 2017 attempt to dissuade then-DNI James Clapper from publicly disavowing the Steele dossier. Comey also faced contradictory testimony with former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe, adding to the mounting evidence that top intelligence officials may have misled Congress and the public repeatedly.
Proft and Solomon discussed whether these actions would finally have consequences. Despite high-profile misconduct, past accountability has been limited—most notably, one FBI lawyer received probation for falsifying a FISA warrant application. Solomon warned that without real consequences, future political weaponization of intelligence tools is inevitable.
He revealed that a major development occurred earlier this week: the FBI received approval from the FISA court to begin declassifying and releasing previously sealed intelligence related to the Carter Page surveillance warrants. Solomon described the court’s decision as highly unusual and a sign that federal investigators are indeed pursuing more than isolated instances of false testimony.
The conversation concluded with a grim reflection. Solomon recounted a moment in 2017 when two whistleblowers came to his home in the middle of the night, warning that if this abuse of power wasn’t exposed and punished, it would repeat itself. Nine years later, Solomon says, it has—and the full scope may be larger than anyone originally imagined.
As the Justice Department moves forward, Solomon suggests the coming months could reveal whether the government will confront what he sees as a coordinated, years-long effort to undermine a presidency using the most powerful tools of the American surveillance state.