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Jay Clayton inches closer to intelligence chief confirmation vote

By David Sivak, Max Grinstein
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Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, cleared a critical committee vote on Tuesday as Republicans banded together to send his nomination to the Senate floor.

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters that Clayton advanced through his panel in a 9-8 vote, a margin that likely means all Democrats voted against his nomination.

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