{"id":2615104,"date":"2026-06-17T10:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-move-forward-with-jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T14:47:00","slug":"senate-to-move-forward-with-jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-to-move-forward-with-jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate to move forward with Jay Clayton confirmation hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenate-to-move-forward-with-jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2615104&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate intelligence committee plans to proceed with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">confirmation hearing<\/a> for President Donald TrumpS nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, despite Trump&#8217;s declaration that the process would be canceled until Clayton\u2019s replacement is approved. Sen. Tom Cotton, the committee\u2019s chairman, stated that unless Trump instructs Clayton-who is the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York-to withdraw or not appear, the hearing will go ahead. This comes amid ongoing partisan gridlock over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-canceling-jay-clayton-hearing\/\" title=\"Trump ...canceling\u2019 ... ...\">foreign spy program<\/a>. Additional related stories discuss the confirmation process for Jay Clayton and other political developments. The article is being updated as new information emerges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Senate intelligence committee will move forward with its confirmation hearing for President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-holds-first-rally-since-mar-a-lago-raid-campaigns-for-doug-mastriano-and-dr-oz\/\" title=\"Trump Holds First Rally Since Mar-a-Lago Raid, Campaigns for Doug Mastriano and Dr. Oz\">president declaring<\/a> it would be canceled until the Senate approves Clayton\u2019s replacement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. 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