Mark Kelly: “In the statute it says you have to have extensive national…”

“He's a lawyer. He is works at the Southern District of New York. He runs that office as the U.S. attorney. But is he qualified for this job? In the statute it says you have to have extensive national security experience. [Jay Clayton] doesn't have this. Is he better than Bill Pulte? Yes, he's a. Well, that's where we are. Respected individual. Yes, he's better than Bill T. Barr is down here. He's above that.” (03:21–03:27)

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