Trump withdraws controversial Treasury nominee

Published February 12, 2020 1:28am ET



President Trump withdrew his nomination of a controversial former U.S. attorney to become a top official at the Treasury Department.

Jessie Liu, 46, had been Trump’s pick for undersecretary for terrorism and financial crimes, but Axios reported Tuesday her nomination had been pulled. A Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination was just two days away.

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