An empty witness table, where Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton was scheduled to sit for his confirmation hearing, is pictured in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday. The planned Senate Intelligence Committee hearing for Clayton was postponed by Chairman Tom Cotton after President Donald Trump delayed the nomination.
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Posted June 17, 2026 at 3:08pm
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