Distraction🔒 v1

Rep. Jordan Claims Brennan Was Out to Get Trump

2025-10-23 · 2 sources · 88% confidence

Information Operationfederal · narrow

🏛 Congress👤 Rep. Jordan👤 John Brennan#partisan rhetoric #past investigations

0.6

26.7

+26 MIXED

Summary

Rep. Jim Jordan told Newsmax that former CIA Director John Brennan was 'out to get' President Trump. This represents partisan rhetoric about past investigations.

Why This Score

This is classic partisan rhetoric with minimal constitutional impact. A-score is extremely low (0.55) - Jordan's claims about Brennan being 'out to get' Trump are backward-looking allegations about past investigations with no current mechanism of constitutional damage. The 'information_operation' mechanism is weak here as this is standard political commentary, not coordinated disinformation. B-score is high (26.69) due to strong outrage bait targeting Trump supporters, media-friendly controversy format, and clear narrative service (defending Trump, attacking intelligence community). Layer 2 shows high mismatch between hype and substance, strong pattern match to partisan deflection tactics. Intentionality indicators include partisan source (Jordan is known Trump ally), narrative service (reinforcing deep state conspiracy theories), and timing that appears strategic. D-score of -26.14 clearly places this on List B as distraction/hype significantly exceeds any constitutional concern.

A-Score Drivers

Election Integrity & Transfer of Power×0.22

0.5/5

Rule of Law / Due Process×0.18

1.0/5

Separation of Powers×0.16

0.5/5

Civil Rights / Equal Protection×0.14

0.0/5

Institutional Capture×0.14

0.0/5

Corruption / Self-Dealing×0.1

B-Score: Layer 1 — Hype (55%)

Outrage-bait

3.5/5

Meme-ability

2.0/5

Novelty Spike

1.0/5

Media Friendliness

3.0/5

Layer 2 — Strategic (45%)

Media-Volume Mismatch

3.0/5

Timing Overlap

Sources (2)

Rep . Jordan to Newsmax : Brennan Was Out to Get President Trump— 980waav.com

Rep . Jordan to Newsmax : Brennan Was Out to Get President Trump | News Talk 580 and 105 . 9 KMJ— kmjnow.com

IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING

Monitor for escalation into actual policy proposals targeting intelligence community independence or attempts to weaponize these claims into legislative action. Current form is pure political theater.