It's a position of sacred trust and obligation to the American public and America's national security. And through his ceaseless evasion and stonewalling and his point blank refusal to state basic facts that might offend the President, Mr. Jay Clayton lacks the integrity and independence to be the Director of National Intelligence. It was a disqualifying and disastrous appearance for the nominee, particularly given the continued misuse of America's intelligence services and intelligence authorities and personnel by this President in the pursuit of 2020 election denialism and conspiracy theories. (00:37–00:47)
CLAIM
Asserts that Jay Clayton is unfit for the role of Director of National Intelligence.
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