Warner Backs Jay Clayton DNI Confirmation This Week as Section 702 Lapse Blocks Bill Pulte
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 15
Warner Backs Jay Clayton DNI Confirmation This Week as Section 702 Lapse Blocks Bill Pulte
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 15
Summary
Mark Warner said he hopes the Senate can confirm Jay Clayton this week, potentially by unanimous consent after a Wednesday Intelligence Committee hearing.
That push is tied to reviving expired Section 702 surveillance powers, which Democrats refused to extend while Bill Pulte remained in line to serve as acting director of national intelligence.
Warner said Clayton has the right temperament but wants assurances on election integrity, while urging Trump to keep Tulsi Gabbard or her deputy in place until Clayton is confirmed.
Trump defended Pulte and separately said he opposes renewing Section 702 unless Congress attaches his elections bill, adding another obstacle after the authority already expired when the House left town.