Senate confirms Trump ally Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence
by Sam Levine from US news | The Guardian on (#77A5H)
At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lost
The US Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as the director of national intelligence on Tuesday, giving Trump another key ally directing the nation's intelligence apparatus.
The tally, 51-47, fell along party lines, with all Republicans supporting his nomination and all Democrats opposing it.
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