Democrats press intel nominee Jay Clayton in tense confirmation hearing

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:26:13 GMT

Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election. Clayton’s confirmation is essential to reauthorizing the U.S.’s foreign spy powers, which expired more than a month ago. Democrats have refused to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign...

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