Donovan dropping out as Trump's nominee for deputy Treasury secretary

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico

By BEN WHITE 05/19/2017 02:40 PM EDT

NEW YORK — Jim Donovan is dropping out as President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as deputy Treasury secretary.

The Goldman Sachs executive, nominated in March to serve as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s No. 2, informed the White House this week that he could not take the job due to family concerns. He was expected to play a critical role in helping shape the administration’s tax reform policy through Capitol Hill.

"I am deeply honored by President Trump's decision to nominate me as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury,” Donovan said in a statement. “However, at this time I want to focus on my family, and I can no longer accept it. I hope to be able to serve this administration in the future and fully support President Trump and Secretary Steven Mnuchin's ongoing work to reform the tax system and grow the U.S. economy.”

Donovan’s departure will come as the administration struggles to push the focus back to its major policy initiatives and away from a series of revelations about the administration and Russia.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/19/jim-donovan-trump-deputy-treasury-secretary-238611

[madaboutharry]

1. Due to family concerns: Translation

"I'm not hitching my wagon to that clusterfuck."

[George II]

5. The saying goes "rats fleeing a sinking ship", in this case he's not even getting ON a sinking ship.

[TheOther95Percent]

2. Smart Career Move

I bet his family concerns are related to being able to finding another job with Trump Administration experience on his resume.

[George II]

6. Or having to speak to him on an intercom through bulletproof glass.

[hibbing]

3. Always "tax reform", it's tax cuts for the ruling class n/t

[Honeycombe8]

4. He's saving himself a lot of money in legal fees in the future! nt

[GBizzle]

7. ABANDON SHIP!!!

[murielm99]

8. Maybe his family said,

"If you go near that orange mess, pack your bags! We won't want you coming back here!"

[Vinca]

9. Ah, the old "spend more time with family" ploy.

Guess Jim doesn't want to take his chances at going to federal prison.

[lastlib]

11. "focus on the family"......

(....decided to join another RW hate group.....)

[hatrack]

10. The shitwagon is already on fire . . .

And deep within its massive load of manure is a 2,000-pound bomb.

Anyone who's paying attention knows to stay well away.

[Mr. Ected]

12. Family Concerns?

More like, Trump family concerns.