Trump Appointees Could Lead to More Agency Oversight, Sen. Johnson Says

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) said on Dec. 18 that federal agencies may start asking for additional congressional oversight with President-elect Donald Trump’s new appointees next year. Johnson discussed the topic in an interview Thursday morning with NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media. He suggested that these nominees could make these agencies more transparent and accountable to Congress, using the FBI as one example. The senator described Congress as a “shadow of itself” after letting its oversight authority atrophy. He said he intends to enforce that authority with renewed vigor in Trump’s second administration if he has the support of his Republican conference....