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President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence, replacing outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard, who stepped down last month following her husband\u2019s cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am pleased to announce the Nomination of very Highly Respected Jay Clayton, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the former Head of Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the most prominent and successful Law Firms anywhere in the World, and the current United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence and, importantly, to serve in my Cabinet,\u201d Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Thursday.<\/p>\n

After Gabbard resigned, the president appointed Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as the acting DNI. However, the appointment proved controversial, particularly among House Democrats and some Republicans, despite Trump\u2019s assurances that Pulte\u2019s appointment was temporary and that he was searching for a permanent replacement for Gabbard, whose husband Abraham was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer.<\/p>\n

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Still, House lawmakers underscored their disapproval by blocking an attempt to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which permits the U.S. government to collect calls, texts, and emails from foreigners outside the country.<\/p>\n

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