Trump picks former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as national intelligence director
The nomination comes as lawmakers face a week-end deadline to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a surveillance authority critics want stricter limits on.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced his nomination of Attorney Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, urging Senate confirmation. Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former Securities and Exchange Commission chair, would serve permanently.
- President Trump previously named Federal Housing Finance Director Bill Pulte as Acting Director, sparking Protests from Senate Democrats who argued Pulte lacked national security experience and could abuse intelligence for political purposes.
- The nomination controversy jeopardized a bipartisan deal to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, with Lawmakers facing a deadline to reauthorize this critical intelligence program by the end of this week.
- Senate members praised Clayton as a qualified professional, though officials cautioned that immediate confirmation remains unlikely given the complex political landscape and competing legislative priorities.
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What to know about Jay Clayton, Trump's new pick for intelligence chief
President Donald Trump tapped Jay Clayton as his pick to be the next director of national intelligence on Thursday after facing pushback over his recent choice to fill the acting role, Bill Pulte. If confirmed by the Senate, Clayton would take over the office of the permanent director from Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned in late May, after Pulte completes his time as acting director. Pulte will fill in as acting director when Gabbard’s resignation, …
Donald Trump announced that he was going to appoint Jay Clayton to head US intelligence services. ...
Critics View Trump’s New DNI Pick Jay Clayton as Unqualified, Picked for Loyalty
On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to become the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI), one of the top federal roles for advising the president on matters of national security. The selection of Clayton comes as Trump has been widely criticized for selecting Bill Pulte, currently head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to be “acting” DNI… Source
Jay Clayton is already succeeding businessman Bill Pulte, appointed on June 2nd by Donald Trump, as head of American intelligence.
Trump taps Clayton for intel chief as spy tool expires
What happenedPresident Donald Trump on Thursday named Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. Trump picked Clayton after a “revolt from lawmakers” over his choice of housing official Bill Pulte as acting DNI, The New York Times said. Pulte’s appointment “derailed the congressional reauthorization of one of the government’s most powerful surveillance authorities.” The House left town earl…
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