According to @FoxNews, former CIA Director John Brennan and ex-FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page have been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury as part of the Justice Department’s probe into the origins of the Trump-Russia investigation, with up to 30 subpoenas expected in the coming days. Source: Fox News Digital https://www.foxnews.com/politics/brennan-strzok-page-subpoenaed-part-federal-russiagate-probe-sources Research links rising U.S. political uncertainty with higher asset-price volatility and risk premia, making headline-driven events like federal subpoenas relevant for trading risk management. Sources: Baker-Bloom-Davis Economic Policy Uncertainty https://www.policyuncertainty.com and Pastor-Veronesi NBER Working Paper 17464 https://www.nber.org/papers/w17464 For crypto traders, evidence shows Bitcoin’s relationships with traditional risk factors and uncertainty are time-varying, implying potential volatility clustering during uncertainty shocks rather than consistent safe-haven behavior. Source: Bouri et al., Is Bitcoin a Hedge, a Safe Haven and a Diversifier for Traditional Assets? SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2825107 Key instruments to monitor for headline risk transmission include VIX for equity volatility (Cboe), the U.S. Dollar Index DXY (ICE), BTC options implied volatility DVOL (Deribit), and perpetual futures funding rates (Binance) for positioning and liquidity stress. Sources: Cboe VIX https://www.cboe.com/tradable_products/vix/ ICE DXY https://www.theice.com/products/194/ICE-U.S.-Dollar-Index-Futures Deribit DVOL https://www.deribit.com/dvol Binance funding rates FAQ https://www.binance.com/en/support/faq/360033525031 The expectation of up to 30 additional subpoenas suggests rolling headline risk in the near term, warranting tighter event monitoring around U.S. political news flow. Source: Fox News Digital https://www.foxnews.com/politics/brennan-strzok-page-subpoenaed-part-federal-russiagate-probe-sources