President Trump attempts to delay Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing for DNI to pressure Senate on unrelated nominees and legislation.
President Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he was canceling the June 17 Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his nominee for Director of National Intelligence. Trump tied the nomination to the confirmation of Jamie McDonald as U.S. Attorney and demanded that FISA Section 702 reauthorization be linked to the Save America Act, a voting bill. Senate Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton stated the committee would proceed with the hearing anyway.
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Coverage now splits eight ways: right-wing outlets defend Trump's leverage tactics; center outlets stress GOP fractures; AP/Axios highlight Senate defiance; NBC emphasizes procedural chaos; Vox frames Trump as sabotaging nominees; The Intercept reveals Trump weaponizing unrelated bills; Defense One spotlights inexperienced loyalists; Politico focuses on internal GOP negotiation.
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“Trump delays Clayton's nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill”WT Washington Times RIGHT
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“Trump delaying Clayton nomination in voting bill push” · The Hill, Reuters, Bloomberg, Axios, AP News, Defense One, Politico
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NPRNPR President Trump calls to delay nomination of intel pick Jay Clayton 45d ago TNew York Times Trump Seeks to Delay Hearing for National Intelligence Pick to Pressure Congress on Elections Bill 45d ago CNNCNN Trump upends careful compromise on intel chief, plunging GOP into disarray 45d ago VOXVox Jay Clayton spy chief nomination delayed: Why Trump is sabotaging his own nominee - vox.com 44d ago TIThe Intercept Senate Democrats Aren’t Happy About Trump’s Spy Law Ultimatum 44d ago LEFT-CENTER2
ABCABC News GOP senator says Clayton DNI hearing still on despite Trump's push for cancellation 45d ago NBCNBC News Senate postpones hearing for DNI nominee Clayton after Trump tells him not to show up 44d ago CENTER7
HThe Hill Trump delaying Clayton nomination in voting bill push 45d ago RReuters Trump: Clayton DNI confirmation won't go forward until McDonald is confirmed as US Attorney 45d ago BLBloomberg Cotton Moves Forward With Clayton Hearing as Trump Demands Delay 45d ago AAxios Trump's DNI fight turns into Senate cliffhanger 45d ago APAP News Trump delays Clayton’s nomination for intelligence director, but committee chairman promises hearing D1Defense One Intelligence director hearing cancelled as Trump pushes voter-restriction bill 45d ago PPolitico Graham urges Trump to let Jay Clayton be confirmed as DNI 41d ago RIGHT3
WTWashington Times Trump delays Clayton's nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill 45d ago WEWashington Examiner Senate to move forward with Jay Clayton confirmation hearing despite Trump's attempt to pull the plug 45d ago NYPNY Post GOP breaks with Trump over surprise play to bench DNI nominee: ‘Colossal mistake’ 44d ago 9 tracked claims across 17 outlets
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Trump said the Clayton nomination was part of a deal with Democrats that they broke.
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