Ali Vitali is a Capitol Hill correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington.
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson named two conservatives to the House Intelligence Committee Wednesday, downplaying concerns about their past criticisms of the intelligence community. Johnson tapped Reps. Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Ronny Jackson, R-Tex., to fill two vacant seats on the all-important House committee, which regularly deals with sensitive national security information. Both men have strong ties to former President Donald Trump.
An Inspector General’s review found Jackson took the sedative Ambien while working as a physician at the White House, and that he made sexual comments to colleagues and mistreated subordinates. He remains an outspoken ally of Trump. Asked about his rationale for choosing Perry, especially given the FBI’s seizure of his phone and investigation, the House speaker told NBC News: “I think all that’s behind us.” Johnson, R-La.
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