The announcement follows Trump's decision to nominate an ally and political attack dog to serve as acting director. The pick sparked a backlash that doomed efforts to renew a key intelligence tool.
Jay Clayton appears at the Treasury Department on October 16, 2018. President Trump has named the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission as his pick to serve as Director of National Intelligence.
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Trump Picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Backlash Over Bill Pulte
Trump to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
Trump picks Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence
Trump says he will nominate Jay Clayton to top intelligence post amid uproar over prior, interim pick | CNN Politics
Trump to pick US attorney Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence
Trump now wants attorney Jay Clayton for national intelligence director - UPI.com
Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
Donald Trump nominates former SEC chair Jay Clayton as next director of national intelligence
Trump names Jay Clayton as next intelligence chief
Trump picks former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as national intelligence director
The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and…
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York…
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday a new permanent pick to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence:…
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New…
Nomination comes amid pushback over Donald Trump's selection of Bill Pulte as acting director of the agency.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence to replace the…
