Senate postpones Clayton's confirmation hearing after Trump upends plans for quick vote
Trump said the hearing will wait until Jamie McDonald is confirmed and until Congress acts on Section 702 and the SAVE America Act, deepening uncertainty over the intelligence post.
- 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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Breakdown over U.S. spy powers shows tensions between Trump, Republicans in Congress
WASHINGTON – America’s intelligence agencies are no longer allowed to spy on foreigners without a warrant because Congress still has not reauthorized the law that would allow them to do so.
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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...
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