Cubs Co-Owner Ricketts Withdraws as Trump Deputy Commerce Pick
- Difficulty disengaging from team said to be behind decision
- Ricketts family spent at least $1 million to back Trump
Chicago Cubs owner Todd Ricketts, right, leaves the clubhouse of Trump International Golf Club, after meeting with then President-elect Donald Trump in Bedminster Township, New Jersey, on Nov. 19, 2016.
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Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts withdrew Wednesday from consideration to be President Donald Trump’s deputy U.S. commerce secretary.
Ricketts had difficulty disengaging from his family’s ownership of the baseball team to meet ethics rules, according to a person familiar with the situation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. Although Ricketts was among Trump’s first batch of nominees, the Senate Commerce Committee had not scheduled a confirmation hearing.