Stay Tuned with Preet

Trump Picks a New Director of National Intelligence

Stay Tuned with Preet

Show Notes

President Trump nominated Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to be the new Director of National Intelligence after facing bipartisan backlash over his initial pick of Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. In this excerpt from the Insider podcast, Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance discuss Clayton’s nomination, his qualifications, and how lawmakers have responded to Trump’s pivot.

In the full episode, they cover the latest legal challenges to Trump’s $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Plus, the Supreme Court decision ruling federal prosecutors can only try a defendant in the district where the alleged offense occurred.

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