However, after 20 January, the proposed committee would be staffed largely by Trump appointees. Congressional sources, who were not cleared to speak for the record, indicated that the measure originated with Richard Burr, the North Carolina Republican who chairs the Senate intelligence committee. John McCain, the Arizona Republican who chairs the Senate armed services committee, has warned Trump against believing Putin is open to a substantive US partnership. “They can neutralize the legislation by taking a broad interpretation of what is required to meet the language in the statute,” Farkas said. The legislation, though, provides alerts for Congress should the Trump administration marginalize the committee.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2016 11:45 UTC