Critics said the removal erodes congressional oversight and advances the interests of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Ohio Republican has been an outspoken advocate for Ukraine funding and other hawkish national security stances.

WASHINGTON – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner, R-Ohio, was abruptly fired from his role by House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, prompting concerns from some members about President-elect Donald Trump's approach to intervening in Congressional affairs.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has removed Republican Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee for the 119th Congress.

Speaker Mike Johnson has decided to remove Rep. Mike Turner as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. It came after a long drama that started with a warning the representative made last February that allegedly involved Russian space technology, Fox News reported.

Washington — Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio was removed from his position atop the powerful House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, telling CBS News that House Speaker Mike Johnson fired him, citing "concerns from Mar-a-Lago." Turner also confirmed Friday night that he had been removed from the committee entirely.

As Intelligence Committee chair, Turner vocally supported helping Ukraine in its fight against Russia, repeatedly urging the Biden administration to hasten aid. His position was at odds with others in the Trump wing of the party, such as Vice President-elect JD Vance, who tried to block aid and argued the war was unwinnable.

Representative Michael R. Turner, Republican of Ohio, had at times been critical of the president-elect. He told people that he was removed after an edict from Mar-a-Lago.

That statement was released Wednesday by Rep. Jim Himes a few hours after Speaker Mike Johnson ousted Turner as chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Himes is a Democrat, representing a D+13 district in indigo-blue Connecticut. Turner is a Republican who hails from blood-red Ohio.

Mike Turner, R-Ohio, that he will no longer be ... hard-pressed to find somebody as fair-minded," said Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Intelligence panel.

Sources familiar tell the Daily Caller that Speaker Mike Johnson was aware of GOP concerns that Rep. Mike Turner was too close to the intelligence community

When Republican Ohio Rep. Mike Turner was unceremoniously ousted as Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) just ahead of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, reports claimed that Trump had ordered Speaker Mike Johnson to orchestrate the shakeup.