In a significant shift within the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is replacing U.S. Attorney Damian Williams with Jay Clayton,

The nomination, which Trump announced in a Truth Social post, comes as Damien Williams is overseeing several high-profile cases — including the public corruption case against Mayor Adams and the

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to replace Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, with a familiar face from his previous administration who hails from Pennsylvania.

US President-elect Donald Trump has announced the nomination of Jay Clayton, former chairman of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as the new District Attorney for the

Jay Clayton, a former corporate lawyer, would assume a critical role for the president-elect, who has promised revenge on those who prosecuted him in New York.

President-elect Donald Trump said he wants Jay Clayton to serve as U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, leading the Justice Department office known as being the sheriff of Wall Street. Clayton would replace Damian Williams, who is leading the criminal case against Mayor Eric Adams.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said that he wants to replace Damian Williams, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, with Jay Clayton, his former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.