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Donald Trump to tap Jay Clayton as National Intelligence Director, supplanting Bill Pulte

Trump previously said Pulte would take over on June 19. The post Donald Trump to tap Jay Clayton as National Intelligence Director, supplanting Bill Pulte appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. .

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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