Trump taps Jay Clayton to lead the U.S. intelligence community

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Source: Politico
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President Trump said he will nominate Jay Clayton, former Manhattan U.S. attorney and ex-SEC chair, to be the next director of national intelligence, following uproar over Bill Pulte’s acting tenure; Clayton has no formal intelligence experience and would undergo FBI background checks and a Senate hearing, with Democrats pressing for Pulte’s removal and unclear timing for confirmation.

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