Elect Donald Trump formally announced his appointment of Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to serve as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY).

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.

Republican President-elect Donald Trump nominated former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton to serve as Manhattan's top federal prosecutor on Thursday.