Senate to begin voting on Trump intelligence nominee Jay Clayton
By Main Street Independent
The Senate is set to begin voting on the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top US spy, with a procedural vote expected Monday evening.
Clayton’s nomination for the job overseeing the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies is expected to be approved within days despite a tense confirmation hearing.
Many senators are eager for Clayton to take up the post because they are unhappy with the interim director of national intelligence, Federal Housing Finance Agency director Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist without national security experience who has been cutting staff at the agency.
Trump’s Republicans, who have a 53-47 majority in the chamber and rarely break from the White House, are expected to provide Clayton with enough votes for confirmation.
