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| − | The '''U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence''' oversees the nation’s intelligence agencies including components of the [[Department of Defense]], [[Homeland Security]], [[Justice Department]], [[State Department]], [[Treasury Department]] and [[Energy Department]]. | + | The '''U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence''' ('''HPSCI''') oversees the nation’s intelligence agencies including components of the [[Department of Defense]], [[Homeland Security]], [[Justice Department]], [[State Department]], [[Treasury Department]] and [[Energy Department]]. |
==Obamagate investigation== | ==Obamagate investigation== | ||
In the 115th Congress the committee asked [[Obama administration]] senior officials in law enforcement, intelligence, and national security if they had any evidence that the [[2016 Trump campaign]] actually [[collude]]d with Russia. Every single one, testifying under oath, said they did not.<ref>https://www.dni.gov/index.php/features/2753-53-hpsci-transcripts</ref> In public, however, they said the exact opposite. Their false statements to the national media carried weight because the public assumed, reasonably enough, that these former officials must have seen damning classified evidence. They hadn’t. Still, they spewed devastating anti-Trump messages the [[mainstream media]] was eager to broadcast. “[[Trump-Russia Collusion]]” was the [[liberal media]]'s biggest story for the first three years of [[Donald Trump]]'s presidency. And it wasn’t true. | In the 115th Congress the committee asked [[Obama administration]] senior officials in law enforcement, intelligence, and national security if they had any evidence that the [[2016 Trump campaign]] actually [[collude]]d with Russia. Every single one, testifying under oath, said they did not.<ref>https://www.dni.gov/index.php/features/2753-53-hpsci-transcripts</ref> In public, however, they said the exact opposite. Their false statements to the national media carried weight because the public assumed, reasonably enough, that these former officials must have seen damning classified evidence. They hadn’t. Still, they spewed devastating anti-Trump messages the [[mainstream media]] was eager to broadcast. “[[Trump-Russia Collusion]]” was the [[liberal media]]'s biggest story for the first three years of [[Donald Trump]]'s presidency. And it wasn’t true. | ||
| + | ==Misc.== | ||
| + | In Dec 2021, House Republican Leader [[Kevin McCarthy]] (CA-23) has appointed Congressman Michael Turner (OH-10) to be Ranking Member of the [[House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence]], effective January 1, 2022, upon the resignation of Congressman [[Devin Nunes]].<ref>[https://breaking911.com/breaking-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-names-replacement-for-nunes-in-top-house-intel-spot/ GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Names Replacement For Nunes In Top House Intel Spot], B911, Dec 30, 2021</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Latest revision as of 01:48, January 16, 2023
The U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) oversees the nation’s intelligence agencies including components of the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice Department, State Department, Treasury Department and Energy Department.
Obamagate investigation
In the 115th Congress the committee asked Obama administration senior officials in law enforcement, intelligence, and national security if they had any evidence that the 2016 Trump campaign actually colluded with Russia. Every single one, testifying under oath, said they did not.[1] In public, however, they said the exact opposite. Their false statements to the national media carried weight because the public assumed, reasonably enough, that these former officials must have seen damning classified evidence. They hadn’t. Still, they spewed devastating anti-Trump messages the mainstream media was eager to broadcast. “Trump-Russia Collusion” was the liberal media's biggest story for the first three years of Donald Trump's presidency. And it wasn’t true.
Misc.
In Dec 2021, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) has appointed Congressman Michael Turner (OH-10) to be Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, effective January 1, 2022, upon the resignation of Congressman Devin Nunes.[2]
