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What to know about Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump nominated Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next permanent director of national intelligence on Thursday. A veteran Trump administration official, Clayton is seen as a more conventional choice for the role compared to the president's earlier choice made last week.
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According to PBS News’s source item, What to know about Jay Clayton, Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, President Donald Trump nominated Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next permanent director of national intelligence on Thursday. A veteran Trump administration official, Clayton is seen as a more conventional choice for the role compared to the president’s earlier choice made last week.
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- What to know about Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligencePBS News - 2026-06-12T17:35:26+00:00
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