President-elect Donald Trump is tapping former regulator Jay Clayton to be US Attorney for Manhattan and two of his own criminal defense attorneys for powerful positions in the Justice Department, fleshing out his top picks to reshape American law enforcement.

Donald Trump has tapped up Jay Clayton to serve as Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The president-elect has turned to the man who served as the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) during his first term, despite having no previous experience as a criminal prosecutor.