About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the House's failure to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program and the nomination of Jay Clayton as DNI.

After President Trump names Bill Pulte as acting Director of National Intelligence, the House fails to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program. What are the risks of letting that intelligence go dark? And now that Jay Clayton has been nominated for the permanent DNI job, how quickly will the Senate move to confirm? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Paul Gigot

Topics covered

• surveillance
• intelligence
• national security
• politics
• FISA
• confirmation process

Keywords

• Bill Pulte
• Jay Clayton
• FISA
• surveillance program
• national intelligence
• Senate confirmation
• Trump

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Organizations: President Trump, FISA Section 702, Senate

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