President Trump said Thursday he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, to serve as director of national intelligence, pending Senate confirmation. Trump urged senators to confirm Clayton “as soon as possible” and said the post would carry Cabinet status. The nomination followed congressional backlash over Trump’s plan to put Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in the role ...

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