Former CIA Director John Brennan, along with former FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida on Friday as part of the Justice Department’s investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, Fox News Digital reported.The grand jury, seated in the Southern District of Florida, is supervised by U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones.Strzok and Page first came under scrutiny in 2018 when Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz uncovered a series of anti-Trump text messages between them. Both were assigned to work on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team in 2017. Page served on Mueller’s team on a short detail, returning to the FBI’s Office of General Counsel in July-2017. Strzok was removed from the team and reassigned to the FBI’s Human Resources Division. Prior to serving in the special counsel’s office, he was a top agent in the bureau’s counterintelligence division.Law enforcement sources told Fox News Digital that up to 30 subpoenas will be issued in the coming days relating to the investigation. The grand jury is out of the Southern District of Florida. US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones is supervising the probe. Fox News Digital first reported in July that Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey were under investigation. Comey has been charged with making false statements and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. He has pleaded not guilty. His trial is expected to begin in January. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz uncovered a series of anti-Trump text messages between Strzok and Page in 2018. Both were assigned to work on Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team in 2017. Page served on Mueller’s team on a short detail, returning to the FBI’s Office of General Counsel in July 2017. Strzok, though, was removed from the team and reassigned to the FBI’s Human Resources Division. Prior to serving in the Special Counsel’s office, Strzok was a top agent in the bureau’s counterintelligence division. Strzok is the FBI agent who, in July 2016, opened the FBI’s initial Russia investigation, which was nicknamed “Crossfire Hurricane” inside the bureau. Page resigned from the bureau in May of 2018, and Strzok eventually was fired in August 2018. Lisa Page, legal counsel to former FBI Director Andrew McCabe, departs following a transcribed interview. Strzok was fired from the bureau in August 2018 after months of scrutiny regarding the anti-Trump text messages exchanged between himself and Page. By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. During congressional testimony in 2018, Strzok confirmed that he and Page were involved in an extramarital affair.
