A tense Senate Intelligence Committee hearing erupted as Sen. Jon Ossoff repeatedly asked DNI nominee Jay Clayton a simple question: "Who won the 2020 election?" Clayton declined to give a direct answer, saying, "I'm not gonna engage in this theater," before Ossoff accused him of failing to answer honestly. The exchange quickly became one of the hearing's most contentious moments, with Ossoff asking whether it was "humiliating" to avoid answering while seeking to lead the U.S. intelligence community. The hearing intensified scrutiny over Clayton's nomination and his responses to questions about the 2020 election. Watch the full Senate showdown as Ossoff and Clayton clash over the 2020 election, intelligence leadership, and the confirmation battle for the next Director of National Intelligence.

Clayton testified before the Senate Intelligence committee Wednesday as part of his confirmation hearings as Trump’s new director of national intelligence.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is considering Jay Clayton's nomination to be the director of national of intelligence.

A tense exchange unfolded during the Senate confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) nominee Jay Clayton, as Sen. Angus King (I-ME) repeatedly questioned…

“I’m not going to do this with you,” Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee to become the nation’s top intelligence chief, told Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Jay Clayton, often in circuitous fashion, avoided saying Joe Biden won 2020 race during his confirmation hearing.

DNI Nominee’s Election Denial Makes Him Unfit to be DNI as Congress Barrels Toward Next FISA Fight

DNI nominee Jay Clayton was at times unable to say anything in response to questions about the 2020 election from Democrats.

Sen. Jon Ossoff questions Trump's DNI nominee on 2020 election results, highlighting the importance of honesty and integrity in national intelligence.

Clayton said only that Biden had been "certified" as president, while also insisting, "I am not an election denier."

Donald Trump’s pick for the Director of National Intelligence remained silent when he was asked who won the 2020 election. On Wednesday (15 July), Jay Clayton testified before the…

A tense Senate Intelligence Committee hearing erupted as Sen. Jon Ossoff repeatedly asked DNI nominee Jay Clayton a simple question: "Who won the 2020 election?" Clayton declined…

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