Dayton Reporter

The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) has responded to recent media reports regarding the authorship and content of its Majority Staff Report, which was declassified by President Trump and Director Gabbard. The reports allege that a former committee staffer, claiming to be the "lead author," suggested there is an unreleased 200-page version of the report.

A spokesperson for the committee addressed these claims directly: "These claims are false. The Majority Staff Report was fully developed, researched, and written by two HPSCI majority staff members. These two staff members are in regular contact with the Chairman and committee staff to this day, and they were not the source of the public claims made. Further, there is not now, and never has been, a 200 page version of the report."

The statement continued: "It is unacceptable, if true, that anyone would seek to take the credit for the work of the two HPSCI staff who performed their duties as quiet professionals from 2017-2020. Their work was conducted under extreme difficulty, and the committee believes they demonstrated - and continue to demonstrate - the highest standards of what the American people hope for from public servants in oversight roles. The product they produced is a testament to their professionalism."

The spokesperson also noted appreciation for those who enabled public access to the report: "The Chairman again thanks President Trump and Director Gabbard for the declassification to allow for the release of the document in the public interest, and lauds the extraordinary work of the two staffers who in 2017 took on this significant challenge and produced an incredible oversight product."

Mike Turner currently serves as U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 10th district after succeeding Tony P. Hall in 2003 (https://turner.house.gov/about). Turner has represented this district since then (https://www.congress.gov/member/michael-turner/T000463). Born in Dayton, Ohio in 1960, Turner still resides there at age 63. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with a BA in 1982 before earning law degrees from Case Western Reserve University in 1985 and from University of Dayton in 1992.