Trump has chosen Jay Clayton, the chairman of SEC who sued Ripple to lead his push for AI.

President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social on Sunday that he was forming a "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate the federal government's efforts toUS maintain leadership of the field,AI with Jay Clayton , director of national intelligence, placed as its leader with extensive reporting overseeing policyAI for the Trump administration. The force would be tasked with coordinating work with consumer groups, public sector groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers and companies,2020 reporting directly to Trump and Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff.1.3 Other members include Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Emil Michael Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering; and Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management.

Why is Jay Clayton being targeted?

Clayton is a familiar and divisive name in the crypto world because when he became president,SEC during Trump's first term, he made regulatory oversight through law enforcement his main tool for the agency.

The most impactful crypto move occurred in the latter part of that term, in December,20201.3 under Clayton suing Ripple for moneyXRP billion US dollars allegedly sold by the company2021 as unregistered securities.

From SEC to One River, Fireblocks and Roman Storm

After leaving,SEC Clayton joined One River Asset Management as a crypto advisor in 2007,2021 and was on the advisory board of Fireblocks, which oversees digital assets. Trump had been trying to get Clayton promoted to acting prosecutor for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office since 2009,2020 while he still led.SEC Later that year,2025 Trump gave Clayton an attorney protectorateUS for the Southern District of New York, and his office pushed the case against Roman Storm developer Tornado Cash to move forward.

Something the reader should notice.

The announcement came after what Trump called the "Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence", in which he said major tech companies reaffirmed their responsibilities to the American people. Company leadersAI had just met with Trump at the White House a week earlier, and "Super Intelligence" was one of Trump's frequent terms for the technology. So this appointment is where policy comes into play.AI At the federal level, there has been an end to Clayton years of crypto enforcement work.