Maria Medetis Long, the lead prosecutor in the investigation of former CIA director John Brennan, has withdrawn from the case citing doubts about the sufficiency of the evidence.Long, a career attorney and chief of the national security division in the US attorney's office for the Southern District of Florida, informed attorneys involved that she was no longer handling the matter.The investigation relates to claims that Russia interfered in the 2016 US election to boost Donald Trump's chances, a conclusion that Trump and his allies have long disputed.No charges have been filed against Brennan at this stage.Jason Reding Quiñones, the US... [Continue Reading]