Clayton Senate Hearing
Senators grilled Trump DNI nominee Jay Clayton over the 2020 election and his qualifications.
July 15, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 7:20pm ET
Raw StoryTrump nominee for intelligence post refuses to answer questions during hearing
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Common Dreams‘Isn’t It Humiliating to Be Unable to Answer?’ Asks Ossoff After Trump Spy Chief Nominee Won’t Say Who Won in 2020
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The InterceptIntel Pick Jay Clayton Won’t Tell Congress Whether Trump Ordered Subpoenas of NYT Journalists
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What happened
Jay Clayton
Jay ClaytonAmerican lawyer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, repeatedly refused at a Senate Intelligence CommitteeSenate Select Committee on IntelligenceAmerican legislative committee overseeing intelligence confirmation hearing Wednesday to say Joe Biden
Joe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025) won the 2020 election. Questioned by Sens. Mark Warner
Mark WarnerUnited States Senator from Virginia and Jon Ossoff, Clayton said he was “not an election denier” but would not give a direct answer, telling Ossoff, “I’m not gonna do this with you.” Clayton also defended subpoenas he issued as U.S. attorney to New York Times journalists in an FBI leak investigation.
Clayton DNI Transition
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