Trump Says He Is Cancelling Jay Clayton's Senate Confirmation Hearing

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In a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform early Wednesday, President Donald Trump announced that he is cancelling the confirmation hearing of Jay Clayton, his nominee to serve as director of national intelligence, and that Bill Pulte, the loyalist Trump picked to serve as acting DNI, will remain in the post for now.

Trump accused Republicans of working with Democrats to "remove very fair, and talented" Pulte in exchange for getting the Democrats to vote to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

The president said that Republicans "moved so fast" to set up the Clayton hearings that Pulte would be gone before he even served a day as acting DNI and before Democrats voted on FISA.

Besides, Trump added that getting James M. McDonald confirmed to the role of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York is not a done deal and that he does not want to take "Clayton away from the great job he is doing until [McDonald] is in place."

"Therefore, to add a slight bit of intrigue but, for the Good of the Nation, and the People of our Country, I will not approve FISA without THE SAVE AMERICA ACT going along with it," Trump said.

"Regarding the approval of our Great Patriot, Jay Clayton, we are cancelling the Senate Hearing RE: DNI today, and will not be going forward until Jamie McDonald is approved to be U.S. Attorney," Trump continued. "In the meantime, Bill Pulte will remain as the Acting Director of National Intelligence."

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