美国参议院预计将于周二以党派划线方式确认杰伊·克莱顿担任国家情报总监[1]。参议院已于周一以51票对43票的结果通过了对克莱顿提名的动议[1]。克莱顿现任纽约南区美国律师和前美国证券交易委员会主席[1]。
克莱顿在两周前的听证会上因其对2020年大选的立场引发争议[1]。他多次拒绝明确说拜登赢得了那次选举，而是称该选举已被"认证"[1]。参议院民主党领导人查克·舒默对克莱顿的表现评价为"糟糕透顶"[1]。尽管如此，民主党人仍认为克莱顿比现任临时代理人比尔·普尔特更令人信任[1]。普尔特自上月图尔西·加巴德辞职后担任临时代理[1]。
The U.S. Senate is anticipated to confirm Jay Clayton as the next Director of National Intelligence on Tuesday along party lines [1]. Clayton, who currently serves as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and previously chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission, faced Democratic criticism during his confirmation hearing two weeks prior [1].
During the hearing, Clayton repeatedly declined to explicitly state that President Biden won the 2020 presidential election, instead characterizing the election as "certified" [1]. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called Clayton's performance "absolutely awful" [1]. Despite these concerns, Democratic senators view Clayton as more trustworthy than the current acting director, Bill Pulte, who has held the interim position since Tulsi Gabbard's resignation last month [1]. The Senate advanced Clayton's nomination on Monday with a procedural vote of 51-43, clearing the path for the full confirmation vote [1].