Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election
Jay Clayton, Donald Trump's nominee for intelligence chief, refused to explicitly state that Joe Biden won the 2020 election during his confirmation hearing. The hearing also touched on concerns regarding the politicization of intelligence agencies under the current administration.
Why it matters
The refusal to affirm election results by a high-level intelligence nominee raises concerns about the integrity of democratic institutions and the neutrality of national security agencies.
Jay Clayton will testify before the Senate intelligence committee. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images Jay Clayton will testify before the Senate intelligence committee. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images US news Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton refuses to say Biden won 2020 election Clayton, if confirmed, would replace Bill Pulte, and is facing senators for confirmation as the US’s top spy
Prefer the Guardian on Google Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the southern district of New York, refused to say that Joe Biden won the 2020 election during his Wednesday confirmation hearing to become the country’s next intelligence chief.
Clayton opted instead to say that Biden was “certified” as president. Clayton also skirted questions about his previous election integrity claims and whether or not a White House official asked him to subpoena a group of New York Times journalists as part of an alleged national security investigation.
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