Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was set to be grilled at a confirmation hearing on Wednesday that Republicans hoped would break the gridlock on an expired foreign spy program.

But the president suddenly announced Republicans were “canceling” the hearing until the Senate allows Jamie McDonald to become the next U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. McDonald was tapped this week to replace Clayton, the current U.S. attorney for that district.