US attorney withdraws from consideration for No. 3 spot at Justice Dept.

US Attorney Jessie Liu has withdrawn herself from consideration for the No. 3 spot at the Justice Department, a spokesperson said

Washington US Attorney Jessie Liu has withdrawn herself from consideration for the No. 3 spot at the Justice Department, spokesperson Kerri Kupec said Thursday.

If confirmed for the position of associate attorney general, Liu would have been the most senior woman at a Justice Department with a large portfolio, but CNN has learned her past affiliation with a progressive women's organization derailed her pending nomination in the Senate and she pulled out of consideration for the job because she did not want to be a distraction at a critical time for the department.

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