Lawyer, expected to head Justice Department civil division, withdraws

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



Fri Jun 2, 2017 | 2:47pm EDT

New York lawyer George Conway, who was in the process of being nominated to head the U.S. Department of Justice's civil division, has withdrawn from consideration.

Conway, the husband of Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway, said in a statement that he was "profoundly grateful to the President and to the Attorney General" for selecting him to serve in the Justice Department.

However, he said, he had concluded that it is "not the right time for me to leave the private sector."

Conway is a partner at the law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz.

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[Bayard]

1. HA!

So he can't even talk spouses of current minions to fall for his bullshit.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. "HA!"

was exactly my response!

(apparently this guy has more brains than his brainless spouse)

[Kleveland]

2. Oh, maybe he has heard nature calling....

As in smelling a rat, or maybe he heard something from a little bird.

And as they say, "If you lie down with dogs, expect to get fleas".

And as we all know, this particular orange dog has a bad case of mange.

[Kaleva]

3. Wise decision!

[GBizzle]

4. Who wants to board a sinking ship?

[Txbluedog]

5. Did'nt Mrs ConJob just pay millions for a new DC home?

I guess someone needs to get some private sector money to pay the mortgage

[geek tragedy]

7. Wachtell Lipton partners could probably pay that in cash.

they make like $3-4 Million a year.

[Vinca]

6. I suppose one of them ought to try to keep some self esteem.