Johnson: Democrats ‘playing politics’ with FISA over Pulte appointment

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) lambasted Democrats for suggesting that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence could imperil reauthorization of the nation’s foreign spy powers that are due to expire next week. Johnson said in a press conference Wednesday that it is “absolutely outrageous” that Democrats are suggesting that they would withhold their votes “because of an interim appointment that is the president’s choice to do.” “It is the most important intelligence tool that we have,” Johnson said of the foreign spy powers. “The idea that they would try to play politics right...