Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John
Brennan expressed his deep concern about what he considers an alarming
deterioration in the political and judicial climate in the United States after
his name was referred to the Justice Department for possible criminal
prosecution.
“I am saddened by the current state of the country,” said a
visibly shaken Brennan. “It’s no longer about defending principles or seeking justice;
it seems the goal is to destroy people, regardless of the human or
institutional consequences.”
The former official, who headed the CIA during the Barack
Obama administration, maintained that this action is part of a broader trend of
political persecution and the use of the judicial system as a tool of revenge.
“They don't mind doing things like this to persecute us, to harm us and our
families,” he denounced. “It's a pattern that's beyond me; it represents the
sick state of a system that has lost its way.”
Brennan, a key figure in the intelligence community and a
vocal critic of political extremism, warned of the risks of normalizing these
types of practices, which citizens also support in their search for justice. In
his view, the use of judicial proceedings as a political weapon erodes public
trust in institutions and fuels national polarization.
“When justice becomes an instrument of revenge, we all
lose,” he concluded. “The country we have so long defended cannot be sustained
on the basis of hatred or fear.”