In perhaps one of the most significant moves since being re-elected as Speaker of the House, Louisiana Representative Mike Johnson announced that Ohio Representative Mike Turner will be the Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI or House Intelligence Committee). He was dismissed from office.
HPSCI oversees the Intelligence Community (IC), which includes parts of the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Treasury, and Department of Energy. As speaker, Mr. Turner was a member of the “Gang of Eight” parliamentary leaders who received the most secret classified briefings from the intelligence community. This is a very strong position for the new Trump administration, which has promised to reform the US intelligence community. The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee could determine whether or not President Trump’s policies are decided.
Mike Turner is a consummate servant of the U.S. security state and intelligence community. We’ll see who replaces him, but it couldn’t be worse. https://t.co/HUTnwqDfHO
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 15, 2025
Republicans in Congress have reportedly criticized Turner in recent days, accusing him of “dereliction of duty.” [his] Tablet Magazine claimed that he bragged about “inheriting Trump’s IC” and “failed to carry out his constitutionally mandated oversight duties and instead covered the IC.” reported. (The top candidate for the White House may be a deep state cronies)
“Officials say it obstructed efforts to investigate what may have embarrassed Biden administration intelligence officials,” the newspaper reported. “Perhaps most bizarrely, Turner and Howard tried to block consideration of the 702 reform, which would authorize warrantless mass data collection of U.S. communications, by vaguely warning about national security threats and This surprised everyone inside. When 702 was scheduled to be reauthorized in the spring of 2024, House Speaker Mike Johnson wanted to give the Judiciary Committee a chance to make amendments that would protect Americans’ privacy rights, but Mr. Turner wanted to avoid the amendment process. He later moved to block the bill from being brought to the floor.
Congressional and intelligence officials told Tablet that the nominee to head the National Security Council’s intelligence division is ill-suited to respond to the president’s policies. 🧵
From “The Deep State Strikes Back” by Lee Smith
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— Tablet Magazine (@tabletmag) January 10, 2025
Russia’s possession of space weapons issecurity threats” was used to protect warrantless spying on Americans. Turner alleges that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was used to gather information that led to the discovery of Russian weapons. several democrats admitted Despite Turner’s alarm, after being briefed on the weapon, he was told that the United States was not in immediate danger.
chairman @RepMikeTurner Regarding FISA Section 702 Reauthorization:
“All Americans would want to make sure that they protect themselves from these outside terrorist groups and organizations. We are not spying on Americans. This is warrantless surveillance. It’s not a program.” pic.twitter.com/CzPSVAfNWX
— House Intelligence Committee (@HouseIntel) April 7, 2024
Republicans have widely attacked FISA Section 702 as an abuse of power by the federal government. President-elect Donald Trump and millions of Americans are the victims of warrantless wiretapping by the federal government. It led to Trump’s first impeachment and gave former President Barack Obama the ability to spy on Trump while he was running for president against Hillary Clinton. (ROOKE: Democrats use Laken Riley’s death to protect illegal immigrants from deportation)
FISA 702 has been abused for too long
No more warrantless spying on Americans.
Get a warrant! https://t.co/bXGKIgLUnZ
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) January 15, 2025
Mr. Johnson said: reporter He said the move to expel Turner was “a House decision, not President Trump’s decision,” adding that while he is a “Mike Turner fan,” the House “needs new horses in some places.” Only,” he added. Johnson is reportedly It named Arkansas Congressman Rick Crawford as its new chairman.
If the new Trump administration is to succeed in reforming the intelligence community, it will need someone in the chairman’s position who will not cover an agency willing to abuse its power. One of the biggest obstacles to President Trump’s first term was the “deep state’s” ability to circumvent his policies. Trump needs a brave defender. Anything less will not be accepted.
