Key senator says he'll push forward with hearing on intelligence director nominee despite Trump's demands to delay it

Senator Tom Cotton confirmed that the confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton for DNI will proceed as scheduled. This decision comes despite direct demands from Trump to delay or cancel the proceedings. The GOP senator intends to push forward with the intelligence director nominee's hearing, disregarding the push for cancellation. The process remains on track to evaluate the nominee for the DNI position regardless of the pressure exerted by the former president to stop the hearing.