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Trump nominates Clayton for DNI amid FISA expiration
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Trump nominates Clayton for DNI amid FISA expiration

Jay ClaytonBill PulteTulsi GabbardDonald TrumpSection 702FISAHavana SyndromeTodd Blanche
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President Donald Trump nominated Jay Clayton, a former SEC chairman and current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Source: Infobae. The nomination follows intense criticism over Trump's initial pick of Bill Pulte, a housing finance official with no intelligence experience, for the interim role Source: El País. Pulte's appointment had sparked backlash from Democrats and some Republicans, threatening the renewal of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which expired on June 12 Source: La República. Section 702 allows warrantless surveillance of foreign communications, and its lapse could hinder counterterrorism efforts during the World Cup Source: El Nacional. Meanwhile, outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard revoked two Biden-era intelligence assessments that were skeptical of the so-called Havana Syndrome, a move praised by House Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford Source: CNN. In a separate development, Trump formally nominated Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney and acting Attorney General, to lead the Justice Department, replacing Pam Bondi Source: ABC. Blanche's appointment faces a tough Senate confirmation due to concerns over his aggressive tenure Source: El Nacional.