Ossoff Grills DNI Nominee Clayton on 2020 Election and Gabbard Raid
The broadcast aired a heated exchange from Jay Clayton's July 15, 2026, Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing for Director of National Intelligence. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) repeatedly pressed Clayton on whether Donald Trump pardoned convicted narcotrafficker Juan Orlando Hernández, who won the 2020 presidential election, and whether it was appropriate for then-DNI Tulsi Gabbard to oversee or attend an FBI raid on a Fulton County, Georgia, election facility earlier in 2026. Clayton affirmed the pardon but refused to directly state Biden won the election, citing it as 'theater,' and said Ossoff had informed him of Gabbard's presence only the day before. The segment concluded with commentary portraying Clayton's responses as lacking credibility and raising concerns about independence for an intelligence chief.
Source: BLUE STATE NETWORK (BSN)