House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday appointed two far-right Republicans to the powerful House Intelligence Committee.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson , R-La., and other Republican leaders meet with reporters to condemn former President Donald Trump's guilty conviction in a New York court last week, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
Trump has long displayed adversarial and flippant views of the U.S. intelligence community, flouted safeguards over classified information and directly berated the law enforcement agencies like the FBI. The former presidentfor improperly storing in his Florida estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, repeatedly enlisting aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showing off a Pentagon "plan of attack" and classified map.
"I look forward to providing not only a fresh perspective, but conducting actual oversight - not blind obedience to some facets of our Intel Community that all too often abuse their powers, resources, and authority to spy on the American People," Perry said in a statement.
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