President Trump nominates Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence.
President Trump announced the nomination of Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and former SEC Chairman, to serve as the permanent Director of National Intelligence. The nomination follows bipartisan criticism of Trump's earlier selection of Bill Pulte to serve as acting DNI, a controversy that contributed to the expiration of Section 702 surveillance authorities. Clayton's confirmation now awaits Senate review.
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Coverage splits between damage control narrative—framing Clayton as a respected establishment figure stabilizing the DNI role—and international outlets treating it as a straightforward personnel announcement amid leadership turbulence.
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NPRNPR Trump names Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence 1h ago CNNCNN Trump says he will nominate Jay Clayton to top intelligence post 9h ago TNew York Times Trump Picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Backlash Over Bill Pulte 2h ago LEFT-CENTER3
CBSCBS News Trump taps prosecutor Jay Clayton as next director of national intelligence 2h ago ABCABC News Trump picks Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence 2h ago NBCNBC News Trump nominates Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence 2h ago CENTER5
APAP News Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director AAxios Trump picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence 2h ago RReuters Trump nominates Jay Clayton to be next intelligence chief 1h ago HThe Hill Who is Jay Clayton, new Trump DNI pick? 1h ago BLBloomberg Trump Taps Wall Street Top Cop Jay Clayton as Intelligence Chief 2h ago RIGHT4
WTWashington Times Trump taps U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead national intelligence 2h ago WEWashington Examiner Bill Cassidy calls Trump DNI pick Jay Clayton a ‘very poor choice’ 53m ago NYPNY Post Trump picks Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton to be next DNI 2h ago BBreitbart Trump Chooses U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as Next Intelligence Chief 27m ago Tracked claims from across the political spectrum
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