Trump Withdraws Treasury Post Nomination For Former US Attorney Jessie Liu

Then-U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jessie Liu speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia in Washington on Oct. 15, 2018. Zach Gibson/Getty Images

The White House withdrew its nomination of former U.S. attorney Jessie Liu for a post at the Treasury Department earlier this week.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin at a Senate hearing on Wednesday said that he learned about the withdrawal of Liu’s nomination “two days ago.”