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Jay Clayton: Trump pick has long legal résumé but few intelligence credentials
Former SEC chair, who has reportedly socialized and played golf with president, has questioned integrity of US elections
Days before he was nominated as director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton discussed the potential of fraud in California’s elections, falsely saying the state’s laws left open the “opportunity for fraud”.
Clayton, the US attorney for Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a lengthy legal résumé in the private and public sector and a track record of unequivocal support for Donald Trump and his agenda.
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Rachel Leingang · Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 2:17 PM
US news | The Guardian
Former SEC chair, who has reportedly socialized and played golf with president, has questioned integrity of US elections
Days before he was nominated as director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton discussed the potential of fraud in California’s elections, falsely saying the state’s laws left open the “opportunity for fraud”.
Clayton, the US attorney for Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a lengthy legal résumé in the private and public sector and a track record of unequivocal support for Donald Trump and his agenda.
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