NEW YORK (AP) — The judges of the Southern District of New York approved Jay Clayton on Monday to remain as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan.

The outcome was announced in a release by Southern District Executive Edward Friedland. It said he will serve as U.S. attorney unless someone else is nominated by President Donald Trump and approved by the Senate.

Clayton, who served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission between 2017 and 2020, has deep-rooted Wall Street ties and over two decades of experience at a prominent international law firm, although he never was a prosecutor before taking the position four months ago.

The approval came after several other U.S. attorneys across the country who were appointed by the Trump administration were unable to gain the approval

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