new york new york lawyer george conway expect nominate head u.s. department justice civil division withdraw consideration conway husband white house counselor kellyanne conway say statement receive friday profoundly grateful president attorney general select serve justice department however say conclude right time leave private sector conway notify white house decision wednesday letter accord person familiar matter white house spokeswoman refer request comment justice department justice department spokesman decline comment withdrawal comment personnel matter spokesman ian prior say statement conway join number potential hire withdraw consideration post trump administration recent weeks include candidates director federal bureau investigation president donald trump fire jam comey increasingly difficult attract people work administration reuters report last month cite source conway harvard university yale law school graduate partner prestigious new york law firm wachtell lipton rosen katz work major securities takeover matter include 2010 case u.s. supreme court say federal securities laws typically apply conduct foreign countries decision likely save company billions dollars potential liability conway also involve politically charge case include behind-the-scenes role sexual harassment lawsuit former arkansas state employee paula jones bring then-president bill clinton case lead eventual impeachment clinton charge stem relationship white house intern monica lewinsky kellyanne conway trump campaign manager take white house post republican pollster political strategist one administration visible face conways four children purchase nearly million mansion washington massachusetts avenue heights wachtell office washington lawyer withdraw consideration us justice dept post