The timing of this announcement raises an obvious question: if the president intended to nominate Mr. Clayton, why spend the last ten days insisting that the Intelligence Community be led by an acting director who lacks the extensive national security experience required by statute?
Critique of the president's nomination timing.
Share
More from Mark Warner
This was the opening shot of trying to undermine Americans' confidence that their vote will be actually counted and mean something.
We need to have fair elections, and every day, Trump tries to dismember and dismantle the process. Isn’t there anyone on the Republican side willing to stand up for our democratic process? Time will tell.
This arrangement presents a serious risk to market integrity, creates a clear and unacceptable pathway for corruption, and undermines public confidence in the fair dissemination of market-moving government information — a crucial factor in …
Other voices in this conversation
