National Intelligence confirmation hearing highlights continued controversy around the 2020 election
Source: Scripps News
Posted 6:17 PM, Jul 16, 2026
If he's confirmed to be the next director of National Intelligence, one of Jay Clayton's roles will be to ensure that Americans are able to vote legally without roadblocks.
But during his confirmation hearing, Clayton repeatedly hesitated to say that there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 election that could have changed its outcome.
Clayton said President Joe Biden was certified as the president of the United States, but he did not say he won the election back in 2020.
Senators, including Georgia's Democratic. Sen. Jon Ossoff, also pressed Clayton on recent controversial events. Earlier this year, former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was on the ground in Fulton County, Georgia, as FBI agents searched an election office. They were retrieving about 600 boxes of documents, which included voter ballot information.
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