This week, by a vote of 51–47, the U.S. Senate confirmed Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's latest nominee for director of national intelligence (DNI). Days later, the Times' reporters received subpoenas directing them to testify before a grand jury about their reporting on the plane. If the Times reporters refused to appear, or declined to answer questions about their sources, they risked being held in contempt of court. Last week, the DOJ withdrew the Times subpoenas, after both considerable public backlash and skeptical questioning from the federal judge assigned to the case. The DNI is the president's primary advisor on matters of national intelligence and manages the federal government's $115 billion intelligence budget.