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Former Trump SEC chair appointed to Southern District of New York; Santos sentencing coming

Name: Former Trump SEC chair appointed to Southern District of New York; Santos sentencing coming
Uploaded: 2025-04-23T10:37:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 22 s
Description: Jay Clayton, the former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an ally of President Trump, has been appointed as the top federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. This comes as George Santos' sentencing in his federal fraud case approaches. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.

Jay Clayton, the former chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and an ally of President Trump, has been appointed as the top federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York. This comes as George Santos' sentencing in his federal fraud case approaches. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reports.