Clovis Withdraws Nomination for USDA Post

[iluvtennis]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-02/urgent-ex-trump-campaign-official-withdraws-nomination-for-ag-post

Washington (AP) -- A former Trump campaign official linked to the Russia investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller has withdrawn his nomination for an agriculture post.

Sam Clovis, a former Trump campaign national co-chairman and chief policy adviser, wrote in a letter to President Donald Trump dated Thursday that he does "not want to be a distraction or a negative influence."

Questions had been raised about his qualifications to serve as the Agriculture Department's chief scientist. Clovis is a self-described skeptic of climate change.

Republicans were preparing to hold a hearing on his nomination next week. But it was revealed this week that Clovis had communications with George Papadopoulos, who has admitted to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries last year.

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Great news. Clovis has economics background and wasn't qualified to be a Chief Scientist. Just another talking head pundit for Trump during campaign that would spew lying garbage all over network TV

[maxsolomon]

1. It wasn't his lack of qualifications that prompted the withdrawal

It was his involvement in the Papadapoulis Affair.

[iluvtennis]

2. I agree with you. I'm just glad the swamp creature won't even be considered

[gratuitous]

3. Clovis didn't want to be a distraction?

Is he a little fuzzy on the main qualification for being a Trump appointee?

[rsdsharp]

4. IS he going to continue in his "beachead"

position at USDA?

[HughBeaumont]

5. When even hyper-right nutbar caricatures like Clovis don't even want you . . .

. . . you know your administration is wackier than a Tex Avery cartoon on crack.