A key Republican senator, Tom Cotton, had vowed to push forward with a hearing anyway, but Trump eventually directed Clayton to not appear for his confirmation proceedings, forcing Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to announce that the hearing was postponed.

The alleged plot involved drone strikes on the north side of the White House to push those at US President Donald Trump’s event toward an exit where snipers planned to open fire as people fled.

The alleged plot involved drone strikes on the north side of the White House to push those at US President Donald Trump’s event toward an exit where snipers planned to open fire as people fled.

Court papers unsealed Tuesday say plotters disgruntled with the direction of the country spoke of flying explosives-laden drones and shooting panicked crowd members as they fled.

President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.