Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced a grilling from multiple senators about past claims of election fraud during a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Clayton is aiming to be the permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard,
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Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced a grilling from multiple senators about past claims of election fraud during a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Clayton is aiming to be the permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard,
Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced a grilling from multiple senators about past claims of election fraud during a tense confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday. Jay Clayton faced intense criticism as he sought Senate confirmation to become director of national intelligence. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small reports.
Jay Clayton, often in circuitous fashion, avoided saying Joe Biden won 2020 race during his confirmation hearing. Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton appears headed for a partisan confirmation vote after refusing to say during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that Joseph R.
CBS News reported the story as "Highlights from Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence." Washington Examiner reported the story as "Trump DNI pick Jay Clayton struggles with election questions during confirmation hearing."
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4 sources have covered this story, including Washington Examiner, CBS News, Al Jazeera English and Washington Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed 48 minutes ago.
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