Donald Trump to tap Jay Clayton as National Intelligence Director, supplanting Bill Pulte
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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 and a former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, as Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
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.
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