Trump names Jay Clayton as DNI; too late to salvage FISA vote
President Donald Trump named U.S. attorney Jay Clayton to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in a move aimed at placating congressional Democrats and advancing Republican policy priorities, but the appointment arrived too late to affect a FISA-related vote.
President Donald Trump has appointed U.S. attorney Jay Clayton as the next Director of National Intelligence. The pick was intended to appease congressional Democrats and unstick Republican policy priorities, but it came too late to change the outcome of a FISA vote.