Biden-era prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are still using wild-man tactics. The post Salvaging the Sovereign District appeared first on The American Conservative .
Law Salvaging the Sovereign District Biden-era prosecutors in the Southern District of New York are still using wild-man tactics. (Janet Mayer/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Jamie McDonald’s got his work cut out for him. Sworn in on July 29 as the new U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, he inherits one of the DOJ’s great reclamation projects: making the Southern District sovereign again. And, despite the best efforts of his predecessor Jay Clayton—now director of national intelligence—recent prosecutions show the job’s not close to finished. “Sovereign” was once the word for the…Open
Two senior Republican senators are accusing the FBI under former Director Christopher Wray of deliberately burying classified files on the Biden family's alleged wrongdoing in Ukraine, and they want the Trump administration to open them up. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Ron Johnson fired off a letter this week to Attorney General Todd […] The post Grassley and Johnson demand FBI declassify files on Biden family probe after alleged cover-up appeared first on American Almanac .
Two senior Republican senators are accusing the FBI under former Director Christopher Wray of deliberately burying classified files on the Biden family's alleged wrongdoing in Ukraine, and they want the Trump administration to open them up. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Ron Johnson fired off a letter this week to Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton demanding access to documents tied to a secretive FBI operation codenamed "Round River." The operation, run out of the bureau's Foreign Influence Task Force-Russia, began in December 2019 to compile intelligence on the Biden family's business dealings in Ukraine. Grassley and Johnson say the files were…Open
State of the Union: He takes over from acting DNI Bill Pulte. The post Jay Clayton Sworn in as Director of National Intelligence appeared first on The American Conservative .
Jay Clayton was sworn in Monday as director of national intelligence, taking over the position from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, who was serving as the acting intelligence chief. In a speech following the ceremony, Clayton promised that “the safety and security of the American people will be our North Star” and declared that he would ensure “the vital work of our [intelligence community] is never weaponized for political motives.” Clayton previously served as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2020. He will be the ninth Senate-confirmed director of national intelligence, filling the post vacated by Tulsi Gabbard, who…Open
Mr. Clayton’s delayed swearing-in ceremony gave Bill Pulte, a key ally of President Trump, a few more days as acting director of the office he boasted about shrinking.
President Trump and his Cabinet are gathered at Camp David for their 13th Cabinet meeting of his second term. Among the new faces at the table are Jay Clayton, incoming director of national intelligence, and Keith Sonderling, secretary of Labor. In questions with reporters, Trump lambasted the Senate, specifically Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), for not advancing the nomination of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Trump said he is a “pawn” in Cornyn’s fight to end the Justice Department’s anti-weaponization fund. #trump #campdavid #cabinet
The Senate voted to confirm Clayton in a 51-47 split that was along party-lines. Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell and South Carolina GOP Sen. Darline Graham Nordone did not vote.
Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.
