Securities and Exchange Commission Chair nominee Jay Clayton testifies during his confirmation hearing in 2017. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he will nominate Clayton to be director of national intelligence. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
June 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence hours after the House voted down an extension of the FISA law due to his nomination of Bill Pulte for the position.
Clayton is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and is the former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Thursday morning the House rejected the temporary FISA extension bill just one day after Trump leaned into his choice of Pulte on Truth Social. House members have already left for recess, and Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire Friday. The measure was a short-term extension.
House members aren't due back until June 23.
