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White House Crypto Lead Stays as Clarity Act Nears Senate Vote
Witt's military deferral keeps the administration's chief crypto negotiator at the table as ethics hurdles clear and the Senate readies a floor vote before August recess.
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Patrick Witt's Army National Guard training has been deferred, keeping the White House's lead Clarity Act negotiator in place as the bill nears a Senate floor vote.
Witt, the executive director of the White House crypto council and the administration's chief negotiator on the Clarity Act, said Monday that his mandatory military training has been deferred. That lets him remain in post through what many see as the bill's final stretch this year.
He had been set to report on July 27 to the Georgia Army National Guard's Judge Advocate General program, which trains military attorneys, according to earlier reporting. Witt had already deferred an April start once to stay at the negotiating table, and the Army was not expected to grant a second deferral.
"While I remain committed to fulfilling my service obligation, I am grateful to report that my training has been deferred, and that I will be able to see this effort through to the end," Witt said on X.