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United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; former SEC Chairman under Trump (2017-2020).
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Michael McDonald
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Clayton, as U.S. Attorney for SDNY, is the attorney of record for defendants including McDonald in American Council of Learned Societies v. McDonald. His office filed notices and administrative records in the case, including the spreadsheets detailing terminated grants. Clayton's involvement places McDonald's legal defense under a former Trump SEC chairman now serving as U.S. Attorney.
Since 2025