President Donald Trump nominated Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be his next director of national intelligence.
The selection comes amid controversy over Trump's earlier decision to make housing official Bill Pulte the acting intelligence chief.
Democrats say Pulte must be replaced as acting spy chief before they'll support renewing government surveillance powers expiring Friday.
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be his next director of national intelligence.
