Jay Clayton is replacing Bill Pulte as the leader of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, concurrent with Trump's nomination of Clayton for the DNI role.
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Updated Aug 3
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What happened
Jay Clayton is replacing Bill Pulte as the leader of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, concurrent with Trump's nomination of Clayton for the DNI role.
Who's involved
What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- President Donald Trump appoints Jay Clayton to a high-level regulatory role at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.Sub-event
Clayton replaces Pulte at FHF Agency; Trump nominates Clayton for DNI; Clayton faces subpoenas from NYT.1 source
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The entities involved
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Jay Clayton
American lawyer
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Federal Housing Finance Agency
U.S. federal agency
Related events
- Amid political pressure, Bill Pulte faces criticism regarding his professional background and leadership while leading the FHA and GSE boards.
- Trump appointed Bill Pulte to lead ODNI operations; Pulte served as Acting Director under Trump's authority. Mark Warner publicly criticized Pulte's qualifications.
- Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence, while Pulte continues to oversee Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
- Bill Pulte was tapped by Donald Trump to be acting director of national intelligence, leading probes into targets including Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff.
- Donald Trump appointed Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence while simultaneously asking Congress for a short-term extension of FISA.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- winnipegfreepress.com
- newstribune.comUS Senate to begin voting on Trump spy nominee Clayton | Jefferson City News-Tribune
- redstate.comSenate Now Advancing DNI Pick As Critical Spy Powers Stay Dark
- austinglobe.com