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Trump’s Scuttling of House Intelligence Panel Leadership and 'Very, Very Scary’ Pardons

Ranking Intel Member Jim Himes on Trump’s revenge tour, China and TikTok on the new SpyTalk podcast

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Michael Isikoff
Jan 24, 2025
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Only a few weeks ago, Congressman Jim Himes of of Connecticut was something of an outlier in the House Democratic caucus. As ranking minority member of the House Intelligence Committee, the 10-term congressman had been a calm, reasoned and moderate voice on a panel that not too long ago was riven by bitter partisanship. He had forged a close relationshi…

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