Trump Nominates Former SEC Chair to Serve as US Attorney for Southern District of New York

The president-elect said Jay Clayton, who served during Trump’s first term, ‘is going to be a strong Fighter for the Truth as we, Make America Great Again.’

Jay Clayton, former chairman of the SEC, speaks during the 13D Monitor's Active-Passive Investor Summit in New York City, on Oct. 18, 2022. Brendan McDermid/Reuters

President-elect Donald Trump said on Nov. 14 that he is nominating former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

“Jay is going to be a strong Fighter for the Truth as we, Make America Great Again,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Clayton served as chairman of the SEC during Trump’s first term.