State of the Union: The nomination follows backlash against Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte for director of national intelligence. The post Trump Nominates Jay Clayton for Top Intel Role appeared first on The American Conservative .
President Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI). Trump announced the pick on social media as Congress pressed him to name a permanent successor to outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard, who announced her resignation last month. Democrats and Republicans alike were displeased with Trump’s choice to name Bill Pulte, current head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of the office, which coordinates 18 intelligence agencies. “Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay,” Trump wrote. “I encourage the United…Open
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One message allegedly sent to the family said that Austin "f--ked around and found out." Other messages threatened to show up at the family's home or soil Metcalf's grave.
The government says more than 60% of the president's daily intelligence briefing relies on information collected under a tool known as FISA Section 702. But Congress has struggled to renew it.
