*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 former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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.

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.