President Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton for the role of Director of National Intelligence, urging the United States Senate to expedite his

June 11 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence hours after the House voted down an extension of the FISA law due to his nomination of Bill Pulte for the position.

President Trump on Thursday nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, teeing up the Senate confirmation process to permanently replace departing DNI Tulsi Gabbard amid

Clayton is currently US attorney for the Southern District of New York. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Clayton is currently US attorney for the Southern District of New York. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jay Clayton, former SEC chairman and current U.S. Attorney, has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next Director of National Intelligence.

President Donald Trump says he plans to nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence.