WASHINGTON — The son of former CIA Director John Brennan was charged on Friday with “transportation of child pornography,” according to court documents and a U.S. law enforcement official.
\n\nKyle Brennan, of Warrenton, Virginia, was charged after an FBI review of his cellphone found 88 images that appeared to depict minor girls engaged in sexually explicit conduct, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
\n\nJohn Brennan is a longtime antagonist of President Donald Trump, and the Justice Department has been investigating the former CIA director for more than a year.
\n\nA criminal complaint showed the investigation into Kyle Brennan began independently of the probe into his father, which has been dubbed by both proponents and detractors the “grand conspiracy” probe.
\n\nThe complaint said the investigation into the younger Brennan originated in 2024 with a tip to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a child protection organization.
\n\nVirginia authorities searched his home in July 2024, and the case was referred to the FBI last month, according to the criminal complaint.
\n\nKyle Brennan was under arrest, and it was not immediately clear if he was represented by an attorney.
\n\nJohn Brennan…
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