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Trump Taps Former SEC Chair Clayton as Director of National Intelligence
# Trump# Jay Clayton# DNI# US politics
Key Points
- Trump nominated ex-SEC chairman Jay Clayton as national intelligence director
- A financial regulator leading the intelligence community is a rare profile
- Senate confirmation is the next hurdle
Analysis
Trump nominated former SEC chair Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence — a rare financial-regulator profile for the spy community, read by markets as intelligence tilting toward economic security. Senate confirmation comes next.