Sen. Mark Warner says he hopes Senate can confirm Trump's DNI pick "this week"
Summary
Senator Mark Warner said he hopes the Senate can quickly approve President Trump's nominee, Jay Clayton, to be the new director of national intelligence. This follows a delay caused by opposition to President Trump's acting nominee, Bill Pulte, which led to the expiration of a key surveillance law.Key Facts
- Senator Mark Warner is the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee.
- President Trump nominated Jay Clayton, currently a U.S. Attorney, to be director of national intelligence.
- Bill Pulte was named acting director but faced criticism due to his lack of national security experience.
- The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 authority expired late last week.
- Democrats opposed extending the surveillance law while Pulte was acting director.
- The Senate Intelligence Committee is scheduled to hold Clayton’s confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
- Warner hopes Clayton can be confirmed this week and FISA reauthorized soon after.
- President Trump linked reauthorization of the surveillance law to an elections bill Democrats oppose.
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