Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton has been given a new role by President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Jan. 20.
United States President-elect Donald Trump announced that his former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, will serve as US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Trump spoke highly of Clayton in the Nov. 14 announcement on social media platform Truth Social, noting that he has been a “highly respected business leader, counsel and public servant.”
”Jay is going to be a strong Fighter for the Truth as we Make America Great Again,” Trump said.
Source: Donald Trump
Clayton served as SEC chair from May 4, 2017, until Dec. 23, 2020, during Trump’s first stint in the presidency.
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