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US Senate confirms Trump nominee Clayton as nation's top spy

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U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed President Donald Trump's nominee, Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, to be the nation's top spy, despite opposition from Democrats following an angry confirmation hearing. The vote was 51-47 to confirm Clayton for the job of Director of National Intelligence. Clayton's hearing at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier, but would say only that Biden was 'certified' as president. His official biography shows that he has no intelligence background and lacks extensive national security experience.