President Trump said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the SEC, to be the next Director of National Intelligence
The Wall Street Journal • Politics • Jun 11, 2026
The move to elevate the top federal Manhattan prosecutor and former SEC chairman might help defuse the fight with Congress over a foreign- surveillance program.
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