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Jay Clayton confirmed as US spy chief amid election denial controversy

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Jay Clayton has been sworn in as the US Director of National Intelligence following a contentious Senate confirmation hearing. Democrats expressed concerns over his refusal to acknowledge Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Joe Biden and his past statements that echoed Republican claims of federal power being weaponized for political motives. Clayton stated his commitment to ensuring the Intelligence Community is not used for political purposes and will oversee 18 US intelligence agencies. AI

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Jay Clayton confirmed as US spy chief amid election denial controversy

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Jay Clayton sworn in as US spy chief after contentious Senate confirmation hearing

    Jay ⁠Clayton was sworn in on Monday as ⁠the US director of national intelligence after a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which he refused to directly acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He takes on ‌a role that was vacated in Ju…

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