WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
As Prepared for Delivery
M. President, I speak today in opposition to the nomination of Jay Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). Mr. Clayton has repeated baseless conspiracy theories about American elections, refused to acknowledge who won the 2020 election, participated in an abusive investigation of American journalists, and provided false testimony to Congress about that investigation.
It has been clear for months that, under this administration, the main qualification to be DNI is the willingness to use the position to spread conspiracy theories about elections and to help Donald Trump make it harder for Americans to vote. Even before his nomi...