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Trump spy pick defends subpoenas of NY Times reporters

Trump's director of national intelligence nominee Jay Clayton faced senators at his confirmation hearing, defending subpoenas of New York Times journalists in a national security probe into reporting

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Imagine the self-loathing these self-debasing sycophants must feel every day of their lives. To have to grovel to the most immoral, unethical, unintelligent person to ever hold the title of POTUS just so you can have that person brush crumbs off the table for you to lick up off a filthy floor so you can have a position in that persons anti-democracy, anti-Constitution, anti-Rule of Law, anti-America and anti-Americans abomination of a government. This guy's face reveals his complete lack of self-respect. His complete lack of self-worth. His complete lack of integrity. And everyone he knows sees this in him; knows this about him. Know that is who he is.. His family knows he is a person of little to no value, no worth. Heartbreaking to make yourself nothing.
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Ужас. Народ молчит
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Those journalists and editors haven't proven their chops in neutral reporting, only in biased, slanted opinions. Their college degrees should be revoked.
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You are the press at that point and we must assume you are defending the press not individuals, we the people are not happy with your press, thus for giving the court jurisdiction to prosecute. Individuals within the press. There it is in black and white, fact is you cant have two balls if you split one..
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Love this nomination ❤
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I am amazed at how this entire clown car administration takes an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the USA then easily violates it. What do you call such people?
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some how I get the impression in my mind of some one who has sold his soul to the devil.....
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A man as stupid as this is the perfect Republican choice for an "intelligence" position.
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Bs
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The felonious criminal Trump is hiring another criminal, no surprise there.
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These journalists and editors are doing a great job in neutral reporting. Thank you for your hard work.

The government for years has attacked whistleblowers and now under this government we are facing an unprecedent attack on the free press and the first amendment itself.

Congress must vote AGAINST the confirmation of Clayton as he is not qualified for this job due to his unamerican views and actions.
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Another useless shill for the dementia patient in the WH. If this country can't vote out this corrupt regime, we are done. 250 years my ass. it looks like we only made it to 249 years as a democratic republic. The whole world recognizes this shit show for what it is except the maga't cult.
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Brazen lying is expected from all Trump nominees.
Once appointed, smug stonewalling becomes the norm.
This is a criminal operation, not a government.
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@mjdiiii From YouTube ↗ 16 Jul 2026 4
I did NOT SEE that coming.
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Man is just another lying weasel.
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That man is going to jail. He just admitted to not following the law in seeking the warrant.