The former Justice Department prosecutor was tapped for director of national intelligence after controversy over the Trump administration’s first pick for the role sank efforts to renew government surveillance authority.
WASHINGTON (CN) — The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed Jay Clayton as the Trump administration’s next director of national intelligence, ending Bill Pulte’s controversial tenure as the U.S. spy chief and potentially paving the way for Congress to reauthorize expired government surveillance powers.
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