Lieberman Withdraws Himself From Consideration For Trump's FBI Director

[DonViejo]

Source: Talking Points Memo



By ESME CRIBB Published MAY 25, 2017 12:35 PM

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman on Thursday withdrew his name from consideration to replace James Comey as director of the FBI.

In a letter to President Donald Trump, Lieberman said it was “a great honor” to be considered but cited Trump’s reported retention of Marc Kasowitz as outside legal counsel to help the President navigate the federal investigation into potential collusion between his campaign officials and Russia.

Lieberman said “it would be best to avoid any appearance of a conflict of interest,” given that he is a partner at the same law firm as Kasowitz.

“I have decided to withdraw my name from consideration for this nomination,” he wrote. “I wish you the very best in identifying the right person to lead this most important law enforcement agency in the future.”

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[NewJeffCT]

1. At least 3 people have now turned Trump down

Lieberman, John Cornyn and Trey Gowdy...

[femmocrat]

5. Four with McFeely, former FBI administrator.

http://nypost.com/2017/05/21/another-candidate-drops-out-of-running-for-fbi-director/

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

6. When I read the headline...

... I was going to come in her to: ROFLMAO
So now I have to: ROFLMAO, ROFLMAO, ROFLMAO


PS: I just sat down with my first cup of Costco Colombian coffee

[forgotmylogin]

16. Lieberman proves not a *complete* idiot. (n/t)

[mdbl]

19. Don't know I agree as the length of time it took him to realize

he's a complete conflict of interest. These people are such a-holes.

[Siwsan]

2. Judas Priest! How many have 'thanks, but no thanks'ed trump*, has he gotten on this job??

I'm wondering if the impeachment rumblings are so strong, people want no connection with ANYTHING to do with his administration, because who knows how deep this is going to go.

[virtualobserver]

3. After he saw news reports that they weren't going to pick him

[George II]

7. My first thought exactly. By the way, I've decided to drop out of the 2020 Presidential race.

[dalton99a]

8. +1

[virtualobserver]

17. you should have stayed in.....as far as I know, you were the front-runner.

[mountain grammy]

4. Return to obscurity, Joe..

we won't miss you!

[flibbitygiblets]

9. No wonder SCROTUS only hires family members

No one else wants his orange stank on them.



What a flustercluck.

[LittleGirl]

12. Welcome to DU

That's what I would have said...ha ha.

[Still In Wisconsin]

10. Joe-mentum! n/t

[SunSeeker]

11. Good. nt

[PoliticAverse]

13. Face-saving widthdrawl. n/t

[C Moon]

14. Oh gawd, is that slimy mass still festering about?

I'll never understand Gore in regards to that one.

[MiddleClass]

15. How bad do you have to be

To get no–mentum to say thanks but no thanks, now that's bad

[Honeycombe8]

18. I wonder if he withdrew, or was told he was out of the running.

Hard to know. But good...he would not have been the right person.