Trump’s DNI Pick Under Fire on Capitol Hill
The episode centers on the disastrous Senate confirmation hearing of Jay Clayton, Donald Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence, who repeatedly refused to answer basic factual questions—most notably who won the 2020 election—exposing a pattern of evasion and lack of credibi
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