DOJ subpoenas documents in 2016 election probe, targeting former officials over Steele dossier and intelligence assessment.

The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into the U.S. government’s response to Russian interference in the 2016 election, seeking documents from years after the 2017 intelligence assessment that concluded Russia favored Donald Trump. The probe, targeting former officials including former CIA Director John Brennan, focuses on the use of the unverified Steele dossier and the assessment’s development. While multiple investigations confirmed Russian interference, no criminal collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia was proven. The probe continues amid ongoing scrutiny of the intelligence community’s actions and the dossier’s role, with Brennan’s legal team challenging the investigation’s basis. The Justice Department has not commented.