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'Republicans fell into a trap': Trump blows up his own nominee's hearing in 4 AM rampage
Trump Treats National Security Like a Poker ChipThe SetupDonald Trump says he is canceling a Senate hearing for his DNI nominee, Jay Clayton, because Republicans “fell into a trap” over FISA and a separate U.S. attorney confirmation fight. The immediate story is about appointments and surveillance law. The real story is that Trump is openly turning both into leverage, then pretending the resulting mess was someone else’s manipulation.Who Actually Holds PowerThe power here is not with the Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, Tom Cotton, even if Senate procedure would normally place the…
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