India, June 12 -- The nomination of former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Jay Clayton as the new Director of National Intelligence has sparked discussions on the 59-year-old's alleged links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Donald Trump announced his decision to nominate Clayton to the position vacated by Tulsi Gabbard via a Truth Social post on Thursday, June 11. Soon after, discussions around Clayton's links to Epstein associate Leon Black, his role in the review and redaction of the 3 million pages of Epstein files as the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and his lead role in the investigation into Democrats' links to Epstein.

"Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay," Trump's...