Record #5023
Senate leadership will waive normal rules to install Jay Clayton as DNI rather than let Bill Pulte take over as acting DNI when Tulsi Gabbard departs
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #5023 Bannon War Room · WarRoom Battleground EP 1031: Saving The Texas School Board And The Country
Original quotethey're moving heaven and earth to make sure polity doesn't take over as acting DNI next Friday, they're gonna wave every waiver they've got on Capitol Hill to make sure they can jam in Jay Clayton
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How the call settles
Jay Clayton, not Bill Pulte, holds the DNI post after Tulsi Gabbard's departure in late June 2026, via an expedited Senate process
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because The opposite happened: Bill Pulte, not Jay Clayton, held the DNI post after Gabbard's departure. Trump moved Pulte's start up to June 19, 2026, and there was no expedited Senate process for Clayton — his June hearing was cancelled and he was confirmed only on July 28, 2026.. Applied stored rule: Jay Clayton, not Bill Pulte, holds the DNI post after Tulsi Gabbard's departure in late June 2026, via an expedited Senate process.
Outcome evidence
The opposite happened: Bill Pulte, not Jay Clayton, held the DNI post after Gabbard's departure. Trump moved Pulte's start up to June 19, 2026, and there was no expedited Senate process for Clayton — his June hearing was cancelled and he was confirmed only on July 28, 2026.
Outcome date: 2026-06-19
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research