Trump’s pick for Army secretary withdraws from consideration

Trump’s pick for Army secretary withdraws from consideration

Posted on February 3, 2017 by in Politics, White House
Vincent Viola, the billionaire founder of trading firm Virtu Financial, has withdrawn his nomination to be secretary of the Army, a White House official told The Washington Post. Viola found that distancing himself from his business ties proved too difficult, according to Bloomberg. This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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