Mitch McConnell: “I was encouraged by the President’s nomination of Jay Clayton to be…”

On the recordJune 21, 2026

I was encouraged by the President’s nomination of Jay Clayton to be the Director of National Intelligence. Mr. Clayton is known to the Senate, and his distinguished prior service, overseeing sensitive financial investigations as SEC Chair and leading consequential national security prosecutions as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, suggests he has the intellect, temperament, managerial capacity, discretion, and experience required by statute for this position.

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Mitch McConnell

Republican · Kentucky

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Senate Minority Leader on Clayton's nomination

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Mitch McConnell: “I was encouraged by the President’s nomination of Jay Clayton to be the Director of National Intelligence. Mr. Clayton…”

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