From Wall Street to top spy: Who is Trump’s new DNI Jay Clayton? Clayton spent more than two decades at Sullivan & Cromwell, an elite Wall Street law firm representing major banks and corporations. Other Democrats questioned whether he would prevent intelligence agencies from being drawn into Trump’s election claims or used against the president’s political opponents. During his brief tenure as acting DNI, Pulte oversaw several rounds of dismissals and claimed the agency’s workforce had been reduced by about 30% within weeks. Pulte declared the Intelligence Community must protect the American people, "NOT the political whims of the bloated and corrupt elite class."