Questions surrounding the Justice Department’s investigation into alleged government weaponization took another turn this week after Just the News Editor-in-Chief John Solomon publicly accused two Republican senators of delaying the release of key Senate records that investigators have reportedly been seeking for months.
Speaking Wednesday on “Steve Bannon’s War Room,” Solomon claimed that transcripts from interviews conducted with former CIA Director John Brennan have still not been turned over to federal prosecutors, despite repeated requests from the Justice Department.
“I’m going to go back to being a reporter for a second. I do not know this information from anything I’ve gained in government. I can tell you with 100% certainty that Republicans are obstructing the investigation into weaponization,” Solomon said.
He specifically identified Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota and Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, alleging that both have refused to provide the requested materials.
“There are two Republicans I can name by name, Senator John Thune and Senator Tom Cotton. They have refused for months, four months now. The first request came in late January, early February. They are refusing thus far to provide to Joe DiGenova, to the prosecutors in Florida, to the Miami U.S. Attorney, to the Justice Department, the transcripts of John Brennan’s interviews with the Senate Judiciary, Senate Intelligence Committee,” Solomon said.
According to Solomon, those transcripts are viewed as significant because they could help prosecutors determine whether criminal charges against Brennan are warranted. He also questioned why the Justice Department has not taken additional legal steps to obtain the records.
“I’m gonna call out a third name because I don’t understand the Justice Department’s behavior,” Solomon said. “When a body that’s separate of the executive branch doesn’t comply, every other time in American history, go back to Iran-Contra, go back to Watergate, the Justice Department subpoenas the Congress.”
Solomon argued that a subpoena should already have been issued to compel production of the documents if voluntary compliance was not forthcoming.
“There ought to be a grand jury subpoena sitting in the Senate clerk’s office, and there ought to be a court case yesterday compelling this because the Justice Department has been delayed by 8 months by 2 Republican,” he added.
The controversy stems from reporting published by Just the News in April, which stated that the Justice Department had formally requested transcripts and other records from both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee. The request reportedly focused on Brennan’s testimony concerning the January 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, the Steele dossier, and allegations involving the 2016 Trump campaign and Russia.
According to that reporting, Assistant Attorney General Patrick Davis sent letters requesting “fully unredacted copies of classified and unclassified transcripts of the Committee’s interviews, depositions, briefings, and hearings with any witnesses, as well as any written responses provided by witnesses.” The letters reportedly stated that the documents were being sought for official use in an ongoing law enforcement matter and established a compliance deadline of February 23, 2026.
The investigation is reportedly centered in Fort Pierce, Florida, where a grand jury has been examining whether certain officials from the Obama and Biden administrations participated in a conspiracy involving the use of intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Former U.S. Attorney Joe diGenova has been identified as playing a leading role in that effort.
By mid-April, roughly two months after the reported deadline, the Senate had not yet transmitted the requested records, according to Just the News. In contrast, the House had reportedly voted to provide similar materials to investigators. At the time, officials indicated that a grand jury subpoena remained an available option if the documents continued to be withheld.
Solomon’s latest remarks have renewed attention on the dispute, raising fresh questions about whether the requested Senate records will ultimately be produced voluntarily or whether federal prosecutors will seek judicial intervention to obtain them.
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