It is direct appointment by the speaker of the House. The speaker of the House hires and fires every member of the Intelligence Committee. And what that turns into is The intelligence community [is] selecting their own overseers. I remember what a. What a coup it was to get Congressman Scott Perry on the Intelligence Committee. And we kind of had to leverage Speaker Johnson on that one a little bit. (10:38–10:43)
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Asserts that the intelligence community influences the selection of its overseers.
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