Trump's DNI Pick Refuses To Directly Answer Who Won The 2020 Presidential Election
Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers see Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, as a relatively safe pair of hands to replace Bill Pulte, a political partisan who came to the job without any clear national security experience.
Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence (DNI), faced sharp questions from Democratic senators Wednesday about Trump’s attempts to revive investigations into the 2020 election.
Most of the senators accepted Clayton's response — that former President Joe Biden received the most Electoral College votes and the election was certified constitution.
Jon Ossoff had a tense exchange over former director Tulsi Gabbard’s presence while a search warrant was served in Fulton County, Georgia, tied to President Donald Trump’s push to question the 2020 election.
