Senate sets new date for Jay Clayton’s confirmation hearing after Trump derailed the previous one

Clayton’s June 17 hearing for director of national intelligence was postponed at the last minute after President Donald Trump intervened.

The Senate Intelligence Committee scheduled a new confirmation hearing Tuesday for Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence after President Donald Trump upended the initial date.

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The panel plans to meet July 15, nearly a month after the earlier hearing was postponed.

Trump last month nominated Clayton, who has been serving as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the Senate committee scheduled a confirmation hearing for June 17. Trump, however, demanded that the Intelligence Committee abandon the hearing just hours before it was set to take place over disagreements with Democrats.