The congressional chaos that has become the “new normal” of the 119th Congress just got a little weirder. President Donald Trump kicked the legislative hornet’s nest when nominating Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence. It almost cost him his reconciliation bill – and it has, so far, made reauthorizing FISA Section 702 much more difficult.
But then he tried to smooth things over by nominating Jay Clayton – a much less controversial choice – to be DNI instead. The Senate was ready to rush the approval. Flash forward almost a week, and the president stopped the confirmation hearing. What’s going on here?
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