Trump taps Jay Clayton for spy chief after FISA setback
What's next: The Senate Intelligence Committee set a June 17 hearing as Section 702 is due to lapse after the House rejected an extension.
President Donald Trump moved to install former SEC Chair Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence after lawmakers blocked an extension of a key U.S. surveillance authority amid objections to Bill Pulte serving as acting spy chief. Clayton, now the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, would need Senate confirmation to take the post overseeing the U.S. intelligence community, including the CIA and NSA. The Senate Intelligence Committee scheduled a June 17 hearing within hours of the nomination. Earlier Thursday, the House voted 198-218 against extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act past Friday, then left Washington until June 23.