Coverage dated October 3, 2026 to October 5, 2026

Jack Smith team secretly met ex-CIA chief John Brennan in 2023, but FBI agents left notes blank

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Doesn't democracy die in darkness anymore? Nothing about the substance of the meeting was recorded in the notes even though the U.S. Attorney's Manual requires agents in important cases to confer about notetaking ahead of time, memorialize that discussion and then take substantive notes of contacts …

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Just the News
Jack Smith team secretly met ex-CIA chief John Brennan in 2023, but FBI agents left notes blank (opens Just the News)
Published Oct 3, 2026
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Doesn't democracy die in darkness anymore? Nothing about the substance of the meeting was recorded in the notes even though the U.S. Attorney's Manual requires agents in important cases to confer about notetaking ahead of time, memorialize that discussion and then take substantive notes of contacts …
Revolver News
Jack Smith team secretly met ex-CIA chief John Brennan in 2023, but FBI agents left notes blank… (opens Revolver News)
Published Oct 5, 2026
Breitbart News
FBI Left Notes Blank During 2023 Secret Meeting Between Jack Smith's Team and CIA's John Brennan (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 5, 2026
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Memos released Monday said notes from a secret 2023 meeting between then-Special Counsel Jack Smith and former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan were left blank.