Trump DNI pick braces for Senate grilling as temporary stand-in fuels Dem pressure

Former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Walter "Jay" Clayton will face senators at an expectedly tense confirmation hearing to become the director of national intelligence Wednesday.

The forum comes amid Democrats’ weeks-long uproar over President Donald Trump’s temporary pick for the job – homebuilder scion and Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte.

Clayton is currently serving as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, which is considered...