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Senate committee advances nomination of Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton

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Jay Clayton testifies during his confirmation hearing with the Senate committee on intelligence in Washington DC on 15 July. Photograph: Nathan Posner/Shutterstock

The Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as the US intelligence director, despite criticism from Democrats.

Donald Trump had nominated Clayton, now the top federal prosecutor in the southern district of New York, for the role of the director of national intelligence (DNI) last month after the departure of Tulsi Gabbard.

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