WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) – Jay Clayton was sworn in Monday as the U.S. director of national intelligence, overseeing 18 U.S. intelligence agencies, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said.
He takes on a role that was vacated in June when Tulsi Gabbard stepped down after a tenure marked by clashes with congressional Democrats, who accused her of advancing U.S. President Donald Trump’s political agenda and promoting debunked election claims.
(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Michelle Nichols )
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