John Brennan, Former C.I.A. Director, on Being Targeted by Trump

Pay attention and subscribe: Apple | Spotify | Google | Wherever You ListenSign up for our every day e-newsletter to get the most effective of The New Yorker in your inbox.In Donald Trump’s first time period, he was livid that individuals had been investigating his connections to Russia—“Russia, Russia, Russia,” he complained. Now, because the President fulfills a marketing campaign promise of retribution, his Administration has put the Russia “hoax” again into the headlines. It claims to have opened investigations into James Comey, the previous F.B.I. director, and John Brennan, the previous C.I.A. director. Brennan, a profession C.I.A. officer, served practically thirty years, holding senior positions underneath Presidents Invoice Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama; his tenure included the controversial drone program, in addition to the notorious Steele file on Trump in the course of the 2016 election. David Remnick speaks with Brennan about why Trump officers are reinvestigating previous enterprise. Are there actual points, or is that this an try to direct the information cycle away from Jeffrey Epstein? “I’ve seen studies within the press that I’m underneath investigation,” Brennan factors out. “However I’ve not heard something from the Division of Justice, or the F.B.I., or the C.I.A., or the workplace of director of Nationwide Intelligence. Nobody has contacted me about something.”New episodes of The New Yorker Radio Hour drop each Tuesday and Friday. Observe the present wherever you get your podcasts.The New Yorker Radio Hour is a co-production of WNYC Studios and The New Yorker.