Richardson Withdraws Commerce Secretary Nomination
Posted on January 4, 2009
Update! More Clinton Scandals? World record here we come!
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Who would have ever thunk Obama would get so many stings from the shadows of Chicago politics and Clinton administration appointments? I wonder how many scandals can come up before the Inauguration. I’m sure its already a record.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, tapped in December by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as secretary of Commerce, has withdrawn his name for the position, citing a pending investigation into a company that has done business with his state.
“Let me say unequivocally that I and my Administration have acted properly in all matters and that this investigation will bear out that fact,” he said Sunday in a report by NBC News. “But I have concluded that the ongoing investigation also would have forced an untenable delay in the confirmation process.”
He said he plans to continue in his role as governor. “I appreciate the confidence President-elect Obama has shown in me, and value our friendship and working partnership. I told him that I am eager to serve in the future in any way he deems useful. And like all Americans, I pray for his success and the success of our beloved country.”
I wonder why MSNBC doesn’t tell us more about this company. Just more of the change we were all hoping for from an Obama administration.
More from Jake Tapper:
Sources tell ABC News that officials on the Obama Transition Team feel that before he was formally offered the job of commerce secretary, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson was not forthcoming with them about the federal investigation that is looking into whether the governor steered a state contract towards a major financial contributor.
Once the investigation became more widely known through national media reports last month, sources tell ABC News, the Obama Transition Team realized the FBI would not be able to give Richardson a clean political bill of health before the new administration is ready to send his nomination up to the Senate for confirmation.
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Interesting that Richardson held off making this decision … Wenholee went to the trouble of putting together evidence against Richardson
There are many more people who need to either step down or have the Southern Republican stop.
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