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World 17 Jun 2026

Trump says he'll delay nomination for Clayton to be his next intel chief

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday derailed the confirmation process of his own nominee to head the nation's intelligence agencies, an extraordinary move that upended Senate efforts to renew a crucial surveillance program that expired last week and fuelled fresh tensions with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday derailed the confirmation process of his own nominee to head the country's intelligence. Agencies, an extraordinary move that upended Senate efforts to renew a crucial surveillance program and. Fuelled fresh tensions with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill. In an overnight social media post from the Group of Seven summit in France, Trump declared he was. Delaying the nomination of federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence just hours ahead of his. Scheduled hearing, despite bipartisan praise for the nominee and Republican efforts to speed him through the confirmation process this week. Senate Intelligence Committee chair Tom Cotton said Republicans would go ahead with the Clayton hearing anyway, "unless the. President directs him not to appear or withdraws his nomination." But Cotton later postponed it, saying it was. "regrettable" that Trump had directed Clayton not to appear.

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Trump says he'll delay nomination for Clayton to be his next intel chief

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