The Senate was prepared to kick off confirmation proceedings for Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s intelligence community as Director of National Intelligence. However, President Trump is now calling for that process to be put on hold.
Clayton had been set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing. The nomination comes after Clayton previously served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, a role he was confirmed for following a Senate Banking Committee hearing back in March 2017.
No explanation for the president’s request to postpone the confirmation process was immediately available.
