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Trump to name Clayton as pick for intel director

WASHINGTON -- 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.

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CenterTrump to name Clayton as pick for intel director

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · Center · News report

Right / center-rightPulte Out, Clayton In? Trump Announces Another New Pick for DNI

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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Jun 12, 7:57 AM

Trump to name Clayton as pick for intel director

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WASHINGTON -- 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 Commis...

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NPR PoliticsNews report · Jun 12, 8:41 AM

Trump nominates Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence

President Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the SEC, to serve as director of national intelligence. It follows a pick for acting director that caused an uproar on Capi...

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Liberty NationNews report · Jun 12, 8:20 AM

Pulte Out, Clayton In? Trump Announces Another New Pick for DNI

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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is nominating US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence.

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