Just The News editor-in-chief on Wednesday discussed the status of a Department of Justice request for certain Senate transcripts during an appearance on “Steve Bannon’s War Room.” Solomon stated that the materials, which involve former CIA Director John Brennan’s interviews before Senate committees, had not been provided to investigators.
“I’m going to go back to being a reporter for a second. I do not know this information from anything I’ve gained in government. I can tell you with 100% certainty that Republicans are obstructing the investigation into weaponization,” Solomon said.
“There are two Republicans I can name by name, Senator John Thune and Senator Tom Cotton. They have refused for months, four months now. The first request came in late January, early February. They are refusing thus far to provide to Joe DiGenova, to the prosecutors in Florida, to the Miami U.S. Attorney, to the Justice Department, the transcripts of John Brennan’s interviews with the Senate Judiciary— Senate Intelligence Committee.”
He continued, “They have refused to do so. I’m gonna call out a third name because I don’t understand the Justice Department’s behavior. When a body that’s separate of the executive branch doesn’t comply, Every other time in American history, go back to Iran-Contra, go back to Watergate, the Justice Department subpoenas the Congress. For some reason, the acting Attorney General, who wants to be the permanent Attorney General, has not authorized a subpoena to the United States Senate to get those documents. Those documents will allow the prosecutors in Miami to decide whether the charges are warranted against John Brennan.”
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John Solomon:
“I can tell you with 100% certainty that republicans are obstructing the investigation into weaponization… I can name by name, John Thune and Tom Cotton — who are Blocking the DOJ From Obtaining the Brennan Transcripts, and for some reason, Todd Blanche Has Failed…
— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) August 5, 2026
Solomon went on to describe the lack of cooperation from GOP senators as “ridiculous” both politically and practically. “There ought to be a grand jury subpoena sitting in the Senate clerk’s office, and there ought to be a court case yesterday compelling this because the Justice Department has been delayed by 8 months by 2 Republican,” he added.
Back in April, Just The News reported that the Justice Department was described as having requested transcripts and records from the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Brennan. The materials concerned contacts related to the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment entitled “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections,” documents connected to the Steele dossier and its inclusion in the assessment, and allegations of collusion between the 2016 Trump campaign and Russian officials.
According to the April reporting, Assistant Attorney General Patrick Davis sent letters seeking “fully unredacted copies of classified and unclassified transcripts of the Committee’s interviews, depositions, briefings, and hearings with any witnesses, as well as any written responses provided by witnesses.” The letters indicated the materials were for official use in an ongoing law enforcement matter and set a compliance deadline of February 23, 2026.
The request supported a grand jury investigation based in Fort Pierce, Florida, examining whether certain government officials from the Obama and Biden administrations had engaged in a conspiracy involving the use of law enforcement and intelligence tools. Joe diGenova, a former U.S. Attorney and Independent Counsel, was noted as playing a key role in the Florida effort.
By mid-April 2026, approximately two months after the deadline, the Senate under Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) had not transmitted the requested materials, according to the Just the News article. In contrast, the House had voted to transmit similar evidence. Officials at the time indicated that a grand jury subpoena could be used if necessary to obtain the records.
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