Trump Nominates Four for SEC and CFTC Commissioner Posts

Cointime update: President Trump on Nov. 12 nominated four people to serve as commissioners at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Former CFTC commissioner Kristin Johnson and attorney Steven Levine were named for SEC posts, while Nathan Anonick and Matthew Rowland were tapped for the CFTC. Johnson, a Democrat, is the first Democratic nominee to either agency in Trump’s current term. All four nominations require Senate committee review and a full Senate vote.