Trump nominates Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he’s nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, for the role of director of national intelligence.

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Trump had announced earlier this month that Bill Pulte would serve in the role in an acting capacity, taking over from DNI Tulsi Gabbard. The president has said that Pulte would hold the Cabinet position temporarily and said last week that he was interviewing five people to nominate for the job long-term.