Jay Clayton Declines to Say Biden Won in Senate Intelligence Hearing
Clayton said Biden was certified but refused to say he won, as Democrats raised concerns about his independence and intelligence experience.
- On Wednesday, July 15, President Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, refused to answer who won the 2020 presidential election during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
- Clayton, a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman and U.S. Attorney, faced intense questioning from Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, who demanded the nominee fulfill his obligation to be "honest and forthright" with the committee.
- When Clayton dismissed the line of inquiry as "theater," Ossoff pressed him, asking if it was "humiliating" to be unable to answer a basic factual question while seeking to lead the nation's intelligence community.
- Sean Vitka, executive director for Demand Progress, called the refusal disqualifying, stating Clayton's performance showed he is "willing to deny objective reality to avoid upsetting the president" rather than leading with nonpartisan integrity.
- The hearing took place one day before President Trump delivers a primetime televised address this Thursday, July 16, where he is expected to present claims regarding election integrity and foreign influence.
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The Independent (US)Trump’s DNI pick sits silently when asked who won the 2020 election
Donald Trump’s pick for the Director of National Intelligence remained silent when he was asked who won the 2020 election. On Wednesday (15 July), Jay Clayton testified before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for his confirmation hearing. During the two-hour-long hearing, Mr Clayton repeatedly refused to answer who won the 2020 election, despite Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff telling him that he has an “obligation to be honest with the commi…
“Humiliating”: Democrat eviscerates Trump nominee who refused to say Biden won in 2020
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pressed Jay Clayton, Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, a Cabinet-level position that would put him in charge of U.S. intelligence, on a simple question: Who won the 2020 presidential election? At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Clayton, like all of Trump’s nominees, refused to answer that Joe Biden won. Related GOP airs outrageous anti-trans ad showing fake footage of Dem senator shovin…
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Winston-Salem JournalNominee refuses to say Trump lost in 2020
WASHINGTON — Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the top U.S. spy, refused Wednesday to directly acknowledge that the Republican president lost the 2020 election despite repeated questioning by Democrats in a tense Senate confirmation hearing.
‘Certified,’ not elected - Trump spy nominee Clayton won’t say Biden won in 2020
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the top U.S. spy, Jay Clayton, refused on Wednesday to directly acknowledge that the Republican president lost the 2020 election despite repeated questioning by Democrats in a tense Senate confirmation hearing. The post ‘Certified,’ not elected – Trump spy nominee Clayton won’t say Biden won in 2020 appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
‘Certified,’ not elected — Trump spy nominee Clayton won’t say Biden won in 2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the top U.S. spy, Jay Clayton, refused on Wednesday to directly acknowledge that the Republican president lost the 2020 election despite repeated questioning by Democrats in a tense Senate confirmation hearing. The post ‘Certified,’ not elected — Trump spy nominee Clayton won’t say Biden won in 2020 appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
Donald Trump’s DNI Nominee Refuses to Say Joe Biden Won in 2020
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence gave senators every answer except the one they wanted to hear. The nominee’s confirmation hearing turned contentious over questions about the 2020 election and press freedom. Jay Clayton’s words on Joe Biden’s 2020 win became the flashpoint in his Donald Trump DNI hearing Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, refused t…
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