Vincent Viola, the billionaire founder of trading firm Virtu Financial, has withdrawn his nomination to be secretary of the Army, a White House official told The Washington Post. Viola found that distancing himself from his business ties proved too difficult, according to Bloomberg.

News Alert Fri., Feb. 03, 2017 10:56 p.m.     Trump’s pick for Army secretary withdraws from consideration Vincent Viola, the billionaire founder of trading firm Virtu Financial, has withdrawn his nomination to be secretary of the Army, a White House official told The Washington Post. Viola found that distancing himself from his business ties proved too difficult, according to Bloomberg. Read more » Advertisement You are signed up for the following breaking news alerts: Technology | World | Health/Science/Environment | Sports | National | Entertainment | Politics | Economy/Business. You are signed up for the following local (DC/MD/VA) news alerts: Local Politics | Local Commuter | Local Other News | Local Business | Local Crime/Safety | Local Weather. You received this email because you signed up for breaking news alerts. For additional free email alerts and newsletters, or to manage your alerts/newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error, or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071