President Donald Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be his news national intelligence director. Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details. VERBATIM: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director […]
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President Trump Announces New DNI Nominee
President Donald Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be his news national intelligence director. Correspondent Bernie Bennett has details.
VERBATIM:
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence.
Trump announced the nomination on social media amid pressure from Congress to name a permanent replacement for Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month. Trump faced intense pushback over his decision to name Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director. The job oversees the coordination of 18 intelligence agencies.
Bernie Bennett in Washington