2026年4月17日 世界协调时17:40 两小时前更新 / 路透社
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2017年5月23日，美国华盛顿国会山，前中央情报局局长约翰·布伦南在众议院情报委员会作证，就“2016年大选期间的俄罗斯积极干预措施”接受质询。路透社/凯文·拉马克 资料图
- 这名资深检察官此前负责牵头针对前中情局局长布伦南的调查
- 调查聚焦布伦南在2016年俄罗斯干预大选相关证词中是否存在虚假陈述
- 美国司法部面临起诉特朗普对手的压力
华盛顿4月17日路透电 —— 据两名了解该调查的消息人士透露，一名曾协助牵头针对前中央情报局局长约翰·布伦南的刑事调查的资深美国检察官已被调离该调查。
消息人士称，迈阿密联邦检察官办公室高级检察官玛丽亚·梅德蒂斯·隆周四晚间告知与该调查相关的律师，她不再负责这起案件。该调查正在审查布伦南2023年在国会作证中，关于美国情报机构认定俄罗斯干预2016年大选以帮助特朗普的相关表述是否存在虚假陈述。
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目前尚不清楚梅德蒂斯·隆被调离调查的具体原因，该调查最早由美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）报道。该调查已进行数月。
美国司法部发言人证实了这一人事变动，并将其描述为司法部的常规做法。
“律师会在不同案件间调动，以便各办公室能最有效地分配资源，”该发言人在一份声明中表示，“更换法律团队成员完全正常且合理。”
路透社周四报道称，作为针对布伦南调查的一部分，联邦调查局计划在未来几周内约谈约六名证人，其中包括前美国情报官员。
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布伦南现为有线新闻分析师，长期批评特朗普，他谴责针对自己的相关调查带有政治偏见，是对法律体系的滥用。他的律师表示，该调查没有法律依据。
一名司法部官员周五告诉路透社，司法部内部对调查进度存在不满。另一位了解该调查的消息人士称，部分证人约谈预计要到6月才能进行。
代理司法部长托德·布兰奇面临着起诉特朗普认定的政治对手的压力，此前他的前任帕姆·邦迪因特朗普对其处理特朗普要求的调查的方式不满而被解职。
梅德蒂斯·隆是迈阿密联邦检察官办公室国家安全部门的负责人。她曾参与去年的一起审判团队，成功定罪一名2024年在佛罗里达高尔夫俱乐部企图暗杀特朗普的男子。
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Career US prosecutor removed from probe into ex-CIA chief Brennan, sources say
April 17, 2026 5:40 PM UTC Updated 2 hours ago / Reuters
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Former CIA director John Brennan testifies before the House Intelligence Committee to take questions on “Russian active measures during the 2016 election campaign” in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
- Veteran prosecutor had been overseeing probe into ex-CIA Director Brennan
- Investigation is examining Brennan’s testimony about 2016 Russian election interference
- DOJ under pressure to deliver prosecutions of Trump’s adversaries
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) – A career U.S. prosecutor who had been helping to lead a criminal investigation into former CIA Director John Brennan was removed from the probe, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
Maria Medetis Long, a top prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, informed attorneys connected to the investigation late on Thursday that she is no longer working on the case, the sources said. The probe is examining whether Brennan made false statements in 2023 congressional testimony about the U.S. intelligence finding that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to aid Trump.
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It was not immediately clear what led to Medetis Long’s removal from the probe, which was first reported by CNN. The investigation has been ongoing for months.
A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed the move and portrayed it as routine DOJ practice.
“Attorneys are moved around on cases so offices can most effectively allocate resources,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “It is completely healthy and normal to change members of legal teams.”
Reuters reported on Thursday that the FBI was planning to interview roughly a half-dozen witnesses, including former U.S. intelligence officials, over the next several weeks as part of the investigation into Brennan.
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Brennan, a cable news analyst and longtime critic of Trump, has condemned reported investigations into him as politically biased and a misuse of the legal system. His lawyer has said there is no legal basis for an investigation.
A DOJ official told Reuters on Friday that there had been frustration inside the department with the pace of the investigation. Another source familiar with the investigation said some witness interviews were not expected to take place until June.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has faced pressure to deliver prosecutions of Trump’s perceived political enemies after his predecessor, Pam Bondi, was ousted over Trump’s dissatisfaction with her handling of probes Trump demanded.
Medetis Long is the head of the national security section for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami. She was part of the prosecution team that convicted a man at trial last year for attempting to assassinate Trump at his Florida golf club in 2024.
Reporting by Andrew Goudsward and Jana Winter; Editing by Bill Berkrot
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