Sam Clovis

Sam Clovis

Sam Clovis, former Trump campaign official now linked to Russia probe, withdraws Agriculture nomination. Sam Clovis, a former Trump campaign official who is now linked to special counsel Robert Mueller's federal probe into Russia's interference in the presidential election, is withdrawing his nomination to be the Agriculture Department's chief scientist. Clovis's decision comes just days after court filings revealed that he may have encouraged President Trump's campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to set up meetings with Russians for the Trump campaign. Ref. USAToday.