美国参议院以51票对47票的党派投票确认杰伊·克莱顿担任国家情报总监 [1]。克莱顿将领导包括中央情报局、国家安全局和联邦调查局在内的18个情报机构 [1]。他接替于2024年6月辞职的图尔西·加巴德 [1]。
克莱顿的提名在民主党中引发争议 [1]。这位前美国证券交易委员会主席在确认听证会上仅表示选举结果已被"认证"，拒绝明确确认乔·拜登赢得了2020年大选 [1]。民主党参议员亚当·希夫表示，克莱顿的态度"暗示如果特朗普想让情报机构伪造证据为中期选举中的投票干扰辩护，杰伊·克莱顿没有勇气反对他" [1]。此前代理情报主任比尔·普尔特在任期间实行了约30%的人员削减 [1]。
The US Senate voted 51-47 along party lines to confirm Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence [1]. Clayton will oversee 18 intelligence agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, and Federal Bureau of Investigation [1].
Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, replaces Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned in June 2024 [1]. During his confirmation hearing, Clayton declined to explicitly affirm that President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, stating instead that the election results had been "certified" [1]. This position prompted Democratic opposition to his nomination. Democratic Senator Adam Schiff expressed concern that Clayton's stance "suggests that if Trump wanted the intelligence community to fabricate evidence to justify vote interference in midterm elections, Jay Clayton would lack the courage to stand against him" [1].
The confirmation comes as the intelligence community faces significant personnel changes under acting director Bill Pulte, who implemented approximately 30 percent staff reductions during his tenure [1].