The Washington Post reports:
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday appointed Reps. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) and Ronny Jackson (R-Tex.), two Trump loyalists who denied the results of the 2020 election, to the House Intelligence Committee, granting them oversight of the U.S. intelligence community and sensitive government material.
eats on the committee are highly sought after in Congress and closely watched, as members have access to some of the nation’s most classified information and are charged with overseeing the spy agencies — including the intelligence gathering within the FBI — which former president Donald Trump has routinely expressed disdain for.
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NBC News confirms: Mike Johnson just put Trump loyalists Ronny Jackson — demoted by the U.S. Navy in 2022 — and Scott Perry — central to House GOP efforts to overturn the 2020 election — on the House Intel Committee. @MSNBC
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 6, 2024
House Speaker appoints Trump loyalists Perry, Jackson to House Intelligence Committee https://t.co/L5713CCjn5
— Post Politics (@postpolitics) June 5, 2024