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Trump taps prosecutor Jay Clayton as next director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump says 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…
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What happenedJay Clayton is currently the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
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Left / center-leftTrump plans to nominate U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
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Trump plans to nominate U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump says 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 o...
Democrats demand Trump ‘guarantee’ Bill Pulte will not serve as acting intelligence director after Clayton nomination – US politics live
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Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
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President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York as director of national intelligence.
Trump picks former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as national intelligence director
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File photo of U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, top prosecutor in the influential Southern District of New York, who has been nominated by President Trump to lead the national intelligence agency....
