Sheldon, Iowa — The northwest Iowa man who worked on President Trump’s campaign says he can’t comment on any details, but he believes his role in Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is “essentially over.”
Former radio talk show host and college professor Sam Clovis testified before the grand jury investigating Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.
This fall multiple media outlets reported Clovis had supervised George Papadopoulis. Papadopoulis is the campaign volunteer who’s pleaded guilty to lying to the F-B-I about his contacts with Russians. Clovis is still serving as senior White House advisor to the U.S.D.A., a post he’s held for nearly a year.
In early November, Clovis asked the president to withdraw his nomination to be the chief science officer for the U-S-D-A, saying he could not get fair consideration. Critics said Clovis didn’t have the credentials for the job. Clovis says he never claimed to be a “bench scientist.”
Clovis ran for the U.S. Senate in the 2014 Republican Primary, which he lost to current Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. He joined the Trump campaign in August, 2015. Clovis was in Sheldon Tuesday night to speak to the Siouxland Bankers Association meeting.
