MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke has withdrawn his name from consideration for an assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security, an adviser to Clarke confirmed to Washington Post on Saturday, June 17th.
FOX6 News has obtained a statement from Craig Peterson, an adviser to Clarke:
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Voces de la Frontera issued the below statement on Clarke's Saturday announcement:
Clarke announced on May 17th that he would resign in June so he could accept a position in President Donald Trump's administration.
DHS officials never officially announced he'd been offered a position.
After Clarke made his announcement on May 17th, DHS officials tweeted the following: