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Trump taps federal prosecutor Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence role
President Trump on Thursday announced he's nominating former SEC chairman and current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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President Trump on Thursday announced he's nominating former SEC chairman and current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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According to CBS News’s source item, Trump taps federal prosecutor Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence role, President Trump on Thursday announced he’s nominating former SEC chairman and current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
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