WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement after voting against the confirmation of Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence.
"Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte and former Director Tulsi Gabbard abused our intelligence community to feed President Trump's election conspiracy theories and lay the groundwork for future election interference. When given the chance to restore some public trust in our national security leadership and our democracy, Jay Clayton refused to answer simple questions about who won the 2020 election like the other rubber-stamp election deniers in Trump's orbit. So far, he has ...