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BREAKING: Trump nominates Jay Clayton as DNI

President Trump announced on Truth Social that he is nominating Jay Clayton, current U.S. Attorney and former Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, to be the Director of National Intelligence. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde, MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barrón-López, former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian and Senior Writer for The Dispatch David Drucker join Erielle Reshef to discuss the pick.

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