Crime
Kyle Brennan, the son of former CIA director John Brennan, was arrested in Herndon, Virginia, on Friday, November 13, on a felony charge of transporting child abuse material, the Daily Mail reported.
Brennan was taken into custody at his office building after the FBI executed a search warrant for his mobile phone. In an affidavit reviewed by the newspaper, FBI agents said they found 88 images that appeared to depict underage girls, including prepubescent children, in explicit conduct.
Police initially obtained Brennan’s iPhone during a traffic stop in 2024, but the case was referred to the FBI earlier this month, according to the report. Brennan was scheduled to make his first court appearance on Friday.
John Brennan led the CIA from March 2013, during Barack Obama’s second term, until Donald Trump’s first inauguration in January 2017. In a separate matter, the US Department of Justice is investigating whether he knowingly made false statements to a House committee in 2023. He has denied the allegation.
