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President Trump’s pick for Army secretary, Vincent Viola, dropped out. The billionaire Wall St. trader cited business conflicts.
Friday, February 3, 2017 10:42 PM EST
Vincent Viola, a billionaire Wall Street trader and President Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Army, withdrew his name on Friday night from consideration for the job, according to a senior administration official.
Mr. Viola, who also is an owner of the Florida Panthers hockey club, pulled out of the appointment after concluding that distancing himself from his business would be too difficult, the official said. In addition to being the majority shareholder in Virtu Financial, he has a number of other business interests, including a majority stake in Eastern Air Lines.
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