But #Trump torched that plan in his social media post early Wednesday morning, just hours before Clayton was scheduled to have a confirmation hearing before the #Senate #Intelligence Committee. He said he would delay the proceedings, all but guaranteeing that #BillPulte would take the job at the end of this week as the acting director of national intelligence [#DNI].
#VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #elections #Constitution #democracy #VoterSuppression #TrumpCoup #Trump
#Senate leaders had sought to quickly confirm Clayton, hoping to clear the way for a bipartisan agreement to renew a #surveillance #law that expired last week. The bill to extend it collapsed amid the furor over #BillPulte, who has ZERO #NationalSecurity experience & drew withering criticism from both #Republicans & #Democrats. Some Democrats had indicated they might be willing to fast-track Clayton’s confirmation, eager to block Pulte from the post.
Transcript: Sen. Mark Kelly on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," June 14, 2026
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 14, 2026.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-kelly-arizona-democrat-face-the-nation-transcript-06-14-2026/
A US spying law expires amid distrust of Trump moves on national security
Trump’s Bait and Switch on the Top Intelligence Job
Pulte or Not, the Surveillance State Won’t Stop
#Trump Risks Key #Surveillance Authority Over ‘Unqualified’ Spy-Chief Pick
US lawmakers are alarmed that #BillPulte ,a housing official with no i#ntelligence experience, is poised to take charge of one of the government's most powerful surveillance tools.
#privacy #security
https://www.wired.com/story/trump-risks-key-surveillance-authority-over-unqualified-spy-chief-pick/
Via @meidastouch on Instagram:
BREAKING: Trump capitulates on his pick for Director of National Intelligence amid chaos in the White House and as Congress fails to extend FIsA for the first time ever.
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#Trump Picks #JayClayton to Be #Intelligence [#DNI] Chief
Lawmakers had pressed for someone besides #BillPulte, the Trump lickspittle who was the interim choice but lacked any experience & integrity.
Clayton is the #USattorney in Manhattan & the former chairman of the #SEC.
#law #NationalSecurity #ODNI
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/trump-jay-clayton-intelligence-chief.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
The vote failed 218-198, with 19 #Republicans joining nearly all #Democrats in opposing the bill. It would have required a ⅔ majority to advance under the parliamentary tool House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) used to quickly bring the legislation to the floor.
The result all but ensures that § 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [#FISA], a post-9/11 spy tool that both parties have argued is critical to US #NationalSecurity, will lapse for the first time.
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