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Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Tills (R-NC) who voted for Jay Clayton as SEC Chair in 2017, calls him an "outstanding choice" for DNI: "I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure his swift confirmation."
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Senator Thom Tillis @SenThomTillis
Jay Clayton is an OUTSTANDING choice by President Trump to serve as Director of National Intelligence. Jay is a proven leader with a distinguished record of public service and sound judgment needed to lead our intelligence community. I look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure his swift confirmation.
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2065159768444903607

Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Warner (D-VA): "That said, let me be clear – while I am glad to see the president finally come to his senses, before the Senate can take up a FISA extension there needs to be a clear guarantee that Mr. Pulte will not serve as acting DNI. Either Director Gabbard must remain in place or the administration must designate the Senate-confirmed Principal Deputy DNI as the acting head through any transition.”
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2065158790148698225

Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Warner (D-VA): "At the same time, 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 and whose appointment raises serious concerns about the politicization of intelligence? The president could have put forward a qualified nominee from the beginning. Instead, he waited until the House of Representatives went out of town, choosing a path that raises the risk of an entirely avoidable lapse in a critical national security tool."
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2065158707437015298

Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - Senate Intel Vice Chair Warner on Jay Clayton, whom he voted Yes for SEC Chair, on his DNI nomination: “I have known and respected Jay Clayton for many years and believe he is a capable public servant. The position of Director of National Intelligence is one of the most important national security jobs in government, overseeing the Intelligence Community and serving as the president’s principal intelligence advisor. Any nominee for this role deserves a thorough confirmation process and rigorous questioning before the Senate Intelligence Cmte."
https://x.com/CraigCaplan/status/2065158521302225071

Craig Caplan @CraigCaplan - 47-43: Senate along party lines in its last vote for the week advanced the nomination of St. Louis-based attorney Justin Smith to serve a lifetime appointment on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. He was one President Trump's personal attorneys in the Trump vs. U.S. presidential immunity case & defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. @cspan 2