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Jay Clayton dodges a clear answer on the 2020 election results during his confirmation hearing.

Jay Clayton, President Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, avoided a clear answer on who won the 2020 presidential election during a confirmation hearing Wednesday. One of the lawmakers who questioned him, Democratic Senator Mark Kelly from Arizona, joins to talk about the hearing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Host: Anderson Cooper

Guest: Jay Clayton

Topics covered

• politics
• 2020 election
• confirmation hearing
• national intelligence
• Senate hearings

Keywords

• Jay Clayton
• Mark Kelly
• 2020 election
• confirmation hearing
• national intelligence

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Organizations: CNN Podcasts, President Trump

Places: Arizona

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