Senate postpones Clayton's confirmation hearing after Trump upends plans for quick vote
Trump’s move leaves Bill Pulte in place and deepens uncertainty over Section 702, which lawmakers say is vital for foreign intelligence collection.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced he is delaying Jay Clayton's nomination as Director of National Intelligence to pressure the Republican-controlled Congress to pass a voter ID bill.
- A crucial surveillance program lapsed following bipartisan opposition to Trump's initial pick, Bill Pulte, whom lawmakers deemed inexperienced, stalling Clayton's scheduled Senate confirmation hearing.
- Speaking from the Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Trump stated he will not approve the surveillance program unless it includes "The Save America Act," his name for the voter ID bill.
- Congress has not acted on the voter ID bill due to insufficient support, particularly from Democrats, while Trump accused Democrats of breaking a deal to renew surveillance programs.
- Trump plans to keep Pulte as acting director for now and will not remove Clayton from his U.S. attorney role until replacement Jamie McDonald receives congressional approval.
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Trump stalls hearing on intelligence nominee
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threw doubt Wednesday on the confirmation of his nominee to become the nation's top spy, Jay Clayton, ordering its delay in an effort to force Congress to pass a strict voter identification bill.
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West Hawaii TodayTrump delays spy nominee Clayton’s confirmation, wants voter ID law
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threw doubt on Wednesday on the confirmation of his nominee to become the nation’s top spy, Jay Clayton, ordering its abrupt postponement in an effort to force Congress to pass a strict voter identification bill. The post Trump delays spy nominee Clayton’s confirmation, wants voter ID law appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Trump Reverses Course on DNI Pick, Shock California LGBT Contract Bias Reporting: AM Update 6/18
President Trump halts Jay Clayton’s confirmation process, keeping housing official Bill Pulte in line to become acting Director of National Intelligence amid a broader fight over FISA, leaving senators in his own party caught off guard. California reportedly gives certified LGBT-owned businesses preferential access to utility contracts, prompting a Justice Department official to call the...
Trump stalls confirmation of national intelligence nominee
There was confusion in Congress after President Trump announced that his pick for director of national intelligence would not show up for his scheduled confirmation hearing. The Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner, said he doesn't know whether Clayton's nomination has been postponed or withdrawn. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Andrew Desiderio of Punchbowl News.
Day 1975: “A record of America’s failure.”
Today in one sentence: The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and start 60 days of nuclear talks; Trump “canceled” the Senate’s plan to quickly confirm his director of national intelligence nominee, directing Jay Clayton not to appear at his confirmation hearing hours before it was set to begin; Georgia Republicans rejected Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to redraw congressional and legislative…
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