Overview

• Three sources told CNN the White House sent documents to retract E. J. Antoni’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• The reported move followed KFile’s findings linking Antoni to a deleted Twitter account with sexually degrading attacks on Kamala Harris, anti-LGBTQ remarks, conspiracy theories, and crude insults.
• The White House did not immediately confirm the withdrawal when contacted by CNN.
• President Trump nominated Antoni in August after firing BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, whom he accused without evidence of rigging jobs data.
• The nomination had already drawn scrutiny for Antoni’s partisanship and limited relevant statistical experience.