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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as nation’s intelligence director
Clayton takes over a severely understaffed intelligence office after acting director Bill Pulte cut about 30% of staff, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the intelligence community, in a 51-47 vote, ending Bill Pulte's 40-day tenure as acting Director.
- Pulte, a housing executive with no national security experience, implemented staffing cuts that cumulatively axed approximately 30% of staff while focusing on declassifying 2020 election documents at the President's request.
- During a hearing two weeks ago, Clayton refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 election, testifying it was "certified," prompting Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer to call his performance "abysmal."
- Clayton inherits an office described as "severely understaffed" with "deeply degraded" authority, positioned as a "deep state" target by Trump amid historic institutional decline.
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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as head of national intelligence agencies
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as director of the nation's intelligence agencies in a 51-47 vote, following delays caused by interim director Bill Pulte's controversial handling of classified documents.
·Indianapolis, United States
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The U.S. Senate officially confirmed Jay Clayton as National Intelligence Director, despite the reservations of the Democratic opposition that Donald Trump's choice would help him ingest in the upcoming elections.
·Montreal, Canada
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