WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Jack Reed issued the following press release:
Today, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence held a confirmation hearing for Walter "Jay" Clayton III, President Trump's nominee to be the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Mr. Clayton currently serves as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The hearing follows a previous controversial postponement in June when President Trump derailed Clayton's confirmation hearing at the last minute to demand that Congress prioritize unrelated legislative goals, leading to the appointment of Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, who has no national security experience and is unqualified for the job, as 'acting director.'...