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Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue stands by Sam Clovis, who withdrew his nomination for USDA chief scientist. “I’m disappointed, obviously, that Sam felt the need to withdraw. I think he was qualified. He was, frankly, disparaged. This was a — He was a political target in many ways.”

Clovis withdrew after his name was linked with another former Trump campaign advisor who pled guilty last month to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russia nationals during the campaign.

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