Solomon Names Thune and Cotton
John Solomon of Just the News made a serious allegation Wednesday on Steve Bannon’s War Room, saying Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senator Tom Cotton have blocked DOJ investigator Joe DiGenova from getting transcripts of John Brennan’s interviews with Senate committees. According to Solomon, those transcripts involve Brennan’s appearances before the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence Committees, and he said they matter to prosecutors looking at Brennan’s role in the 2016 effort against President Trump. That is not exactly small potatoes. When the evidence sits behind a Senate door and everyone is told to trust the process, voters have every right to ask who is holding the key.
The Dispute Centers on Missing Transcripts
Solomon claimed the first request for the Brennan transcripts came in late January or early February, and that the records still have not been turned over months later. He said the materials are needed by Joe DiGenova, prosecutors in Florida, the Miami U.S. Attorney, and the Justice Department so they can decide whether charges are warranted against Brennan. Solomon also argued that when Congress does not comply, the Justice Department has historically used subpoenas, pointing to Iran-Contra and Watergate as examples. His charge was blunt: he called the alleged refusal obstruction and said there should already be a grand jury subpoena sitting with the Senate clerk.
Blanche Pushes Back Without Producing the Papers
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche responded Thursday, rejecting the idea that there is a split between him and Senate Republican leadership on this matter. Blanche said, “We appreciate the cooperative relationship we have with Leader Thune and Chairman Cotton, and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. There is no daylight here, and suggestions to the contrary are ill-informed. We look forward to continue working productively together.” That is a polished statement, no doubt, the kind Washington can frame and hang in a hallway. But it does not answer the question that matters most to regular Americans watching this unfold: have the Brennan transcripts actually been given to the investigators or not?
Questions Still Hanging Over the Investigation
The Gateway Pundit raised several questions after Blanche’s response, including why DiGenova has not received the information if everything is truly cooperative. The article also asked whether Blanche will make sure DiGenova gets what he requested, whether Blanche is saying the whole controversy is made up, and whether Thune is helping investigators in the related scandal the source described. Those are fair questions because a friendly statement between officials does not settle a records dispute. If Solomon’s claims are wrong, officials can say so plainly and provide the facts. If the records are delayed, then voters deserve to know why Republican senators would stand in the way of a Republican administration’s investigation.
Republicans Owe Their Voters Clear Answers
Solomon’s allegation lands hard because conservative voters have heard years of promises about exposing government weaponization, only to watch Washington move at the speed of a DMV printer low on toner. He said Republicans are obstructing the investigation and named Thune, Cotton, and Blanche as officials who “got some explaining to do.” Blanche says there is no daylight between the Justice Department and the Senate figures involved. Both cannot satisfy the public without the central fact being addressed: whether the Brennan interview transcripts have been delivered to the people investigating the matter. Until that is answered directly, the suspicion will not fade, especially among voters tired of hearing that accountability is always just one document request away.
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