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Trump Taps Former SEC Chair Clayton as Director of National Intelligence

Source: Reuters(ロイター)速報· Published: 2026/06/12 04:38 JST· Section: TAIWAN-JAPAN & GLOBAL
# 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.

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