MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Wall Street Journal reported that the announcement could be made already on Wednesday.
4 January 2017, 01:37 GMT
Trump has also considered Debra Wong Yang, a former Los Angeles US attorney, for the role of chairman.
Clayton had a meeting with Trump on December 22.
The inauguration will take place on January 20.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is a government agency overseeing the securities market.
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