President-elect Donald Trump is tapping former regulator Jay Clayton to be US Attorney for Manhattan and two of his own criminal defense attorneys for powerful positions in the Justice Department, fleshing out his top picks to reshape American law enforcement.

President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday announced his intent to nominate former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton as the next head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.

President-elect Trump on Thursday said he will nominate Jay Clayton to be U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The big picture: It's one of the country's most powerful prosecutorial offices and is often responsible for policing financial fraud.