DNI pick Clayton deflects on 2020 legitimacy as Biden certified
At his Senate confirmation hearing for DNI, Jay Clayton said Biden was certified as president in 2020 but declined to label the result legitimate, saying he wouldn’t answer a simple question. The hearing occurred as Trump was poised to deliver a primetime address reportedly declassifying intelligence to bolster claims the election was rigged. Democrats warn against the misuse of intelligence in domestic elections, while Clayton emphasized the IC’s role is to provide information, not policy, on elections.