WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Adam Schiff issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) released the following statement on President Donald Trump's nomination of Jay Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI):
"Trump's choice of Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence does not resolve the President's Pulte problem. The Clayton nomination will be given fair consideration, but in the months before any confirmation hearing can take place, Bill Pulte cannot be allowed to weaponize the intelligence community, misuse it for purposes of election interference, politicize the conclusion of analysts to suit the President's false narratives, or rifle through the private data of the America people....