Shugaban ƙasar United States, Donald Trump, ya bayyana aniyarsa ta naɗa Jay Clayton a matsayin Daraktan Harkokin Leƙen Asiri na Ƙasa (Director of National Intelligence).
Jay Clayton a halin yanzu yana aiki a matsayin babban lauyan gwamnatin tarayya na yankin Southern District of New York, sannan ya taɓa zama shugaban U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a lokacin wa’adin farko na Trump.
Naɗin nasa na zuwa ne bayan muhawara da suka game da wasu nade-naden da aka yi a fannin leken asiri, inda ‘yan siyasa daga bangarori daban-daban suka nuna damuwa kan cancanta da gogewar wasu jami’ai.
Trump ya yaba wa Clayton, yana mai bayyana shi a matsayin gogaggen lauya kuma jami’in gwamnati mai ƙwarewa, tare da kira ga Majalisar Dattawan Amurka da ta amince da naɗin nasa cikin gaggawa.
Duk da cewa Clayton ba shi da cikakkiyar gogewa a harkokin leken asiri ko tsaron ƙasa, wasu masana da ‘yan majalisa sun ce ƙwarewarsa a fannin shari’a, kula da dokokin kuɗi, da aikin gwamnati na iya taimaka masa wajen gudanar da mukamin.
Idan Majalisar Dattawa ta amince da naɗin, Clayton zai jagoranci hukumomin leken asiri daban-daban na Amurka tare da daidaita ayyukansu a fannin tsaro da tattara bayanan sirri.
Masu sa ido na kallon wannan naɗi da muhimmanci saboda yana zuwa ne a lokacin da ake tattaunawa kan manufofin tsaro da kuma ikon hukumomin leken asiri a Amurka.