There’s a reason the CIA never really got cleaned up under Trump, and it’s not because he didn’t try. The deeper truth is that while President Trump was in office, Barack Obama’s CIA was still fully operational. And in many ways, it still is today.
Turns out, Brennan never really left. His loyalists are still running the show at the CIA, blocking reform and quietly steering the agency against Trump’s America First agenda. He might be out of sight, but make no mistake, his fingerprints are still all over Langley.
This is the main question. It’s not just about the past; it’s about whether the CIA is loyal to the American people or to some unelected cabal of Obama-era thugs still calling the shots behind the curtain. The And Magazine piece goes on:
If you thought “Russiagate” was some bygone relic of the past, guess again. The exact same people who helped launch the Trump-Russia hoax are still collecting paychecks, and they’re still holding tremendous power. The swamp was never drained. Actually, they just dug in deeper.
But here’s the part most people miss: Barack Obama never really cared about traditional legacy-building like a typical politician. He didn’t have any major domestic achievements. No great economic recoveries. But what he did do was reshape the intel community in his image.
The And Magazine piece shares more:
Obama’s legacy is the complete weaponization of the CIA, NSA, and FBI against his political opponents. And it’s that vast machinery, which was built under Brennan and now still manned by his loyalists, that did the dirty work during Trump’s first term.
That’s why every attempt at reform was slow-walked or fully ignored. Our intel agencies weren’t just being uncooperative; they were still taking orders from the last guy.
That’s the bad news—and sadly, it’s a situation we’re still dealing with today. So, what’s the fix? Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater and a former CIA asset, spelled it out in plain terms during a recent interview with Steve Bannon.
Erik points out that unlike other intel agencies that are twisted and tied down by red tape, the CIA is actually ripe for reform. Just fire the dead weight and start fresh.
If you think this is all old news or ancient history, think again. The paths that were laid in 2016 are starting to crisscross with 2025, and beyond. Journalist Lee Smith, one of the few guys who nailed Russiagate from the get-go, is now wondering whether John Durham may have been quietly fitting John Brennan and his inner circle for orange jumpsuits down the road.
Obviously, the Durham probe didn’t deliver sweeping arrests; quite the contrary, actually. But it did dig up a lot of rot. Brennan wasn’t just involved; he helped orchestrate the whole thing. And it was foolish for anybody to assume he was finished.
Sadly, Obama may never face full consequences for what he built. That’s the cold, hard truth. But Brennan is another story. His day may still come. The public knows who he is, what he did, and how long he’s been pulling strings.
At this point, the only thing left is to assign him a jumpsuit, preferably in size 4XL, color: federal orange.
