Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton for
the position of US Director of National Intelligence
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U.S. President Donald
Trump nominated Jay Clayton as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI).
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The Director of National
Intelligence coordinates the activities of the 18 agencies of the U.S.
Intelligence Community, including the Central Intelligence Agency and the
National Security Agency.
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The DNI serves as the
head of the United States Intelligence Community.
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The office of DNI was
created under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
following the 9/11 Commission Report and the September 2001 attacks.
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Jay Clayton previously
served as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to
2020 during Donald Trump’s first term.
¨ As the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he handles major cases involving terrorism, espionage, securities fraud, and public corruption.
¨ The nomination places him in line to oversee U.S. intelligence coordination and national security policy integration across federal agencies.
