The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Donald Trump wasn't involved in the decision to oust the chair. There's reason to believe otherwise.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has removed Republican Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee for the 119th Congress.
The speaker replaced a Republican who had criticized the president-elect and broken with him on key issues, and who had drawn the ire and suspicion of those close to the president-elect.
Congresswoman Plaskett, who previously served as a Member on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) during the 118th Congress released the following statement on her reappointment for the 119 Congress:
Rep. Mike Turner last year warned of a “national security threat” in what some Republicans considered a political ruse.
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson said he selected Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Ark., to serve as the next chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Thursday, one day after Johnson made the stunning decision to oust Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, from the role.
The move by Speaker Mike Johnson provides the latest evidence of a changing posture more favorable to Russia under Donald Trump.
Speaker Mike Johnson has announced the Ohio Republican will no longer lead powerful investigatory panel, reportedly under pressure from the president-elect
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, representing New York’s 24th Congressional District, has been appointed to the prestigious House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI). The committee, established in 1977, oversees the United States Intelligence Community, including military intelligence operations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson removed Intelligence Committee chair Rep. Mike Turner who had been a strong defender of NATO and aid for Ukraine in defending itself against Russia.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) will not make Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) chair of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 119th Congress, a source familiar with the decision confirmed to The Hill.