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The Big Take
He Was Apollo’s Mr. Fix-It. Now He’s Trump’s Pick to Police Wall Street
After steering Apollo out of turmoil tied to Jeffrey Epstein, Jay Clayton is now gearing up to lead the crown jewel of the DOJ rattled by Trump.
His résumé is formidable: Power lawyer, Washington regulator, Wall Street whisperer.
It was that Jay Clayton who stepped into the fray when Leon Black’s entanglement with Jeffrey Epstein set off a bare-knuckled power struggle atop Apollo Global Management Inc. The veteran lawyer was called on to restore peace, mend fractures and steer the mighty investing house back to normalcy.