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Undated:
John Maguire Dowd (born
February 11, 1941) is an American
lawyer, former
attorney for the
United States Department of Justice, and former
Marine Corps JAG. Dowd was employed by several
law firms
in the
Washington, D.C. area for his expertise in defending clients accused of
white-collar crimes. He was appointed by
Major League Baseball (MLB) to lead the
special counsel in multiple investigations with the organization in the
1980s and 1990s involving
sports betting and
bribery, the
most notable investigation being the
Dowd
Report in 1989, which resulted in
Pete Rose
being banned from baseball for life.
From June 2017 to March 2018, Dowd was a
legal
advisor to
President
Donald
Trump. On March 22, 2018, Dowd resigned as Trump's lead counsel in the
special counsel investigation into Russian election interference and
possible ties to Trump associates.[1]
From June 2017 until March 2018,[35]
Dowd was a personal attorney representing President Donald Trump in the special
counsel investigation into possible collusion between Russia and the Trump
campaign.[36]
Dowd recommended to President Trump that attorney
Ty Cobb be added to his legal team to manage matters with the special
counsel.[37]
In August 2017, Dowd "forwarded an email to conservative journalists, government
officials and friends that echoed
secessionist Civil War propaganda and declared that the group
Black Lives Matter 'has been totally infiltrated by terrorist groups.'" The
email claimed that
Robert E. Lee "is no different from
Washington" and "there literally is no difference between the two men." The
email was written by Jerome Almon, who writes various
conspiracy theory websites; Almon said that he had sent the email as a
follow-up to a telephone conversation with Dowd the previous week, and that he
was hoping that Dowd would circulate his email to Trump following the
Charlottesville rally that occurred the preceding weekend.[38]
On December 2, 2017, the day after
Mike Flynn pled guilty in federal court and agreeing to cooperate with the
special counsel's investigation, controversy erupted over Trump's tweeting about
firing Flynn.[39][40]
It was reported Dowd had drafted the tweet that stated Trump had to fire General
Flynn after he lied to the Vice President and the FBI.[40]
Dowd did not comment and referred reporters to fellow Trump attorney Ty Cobb's
statement; however, Cobb said nothing about lying to the FBI being a factor in
Flynn's firing. Legal commentators quickly raised the question of whether, in
fact, Trump knew Flynn lied to the FBI when he fired him in February 2017.[41]
On March 22, 2018, Dowd resigned as Trump's lead lawyer in the Russia inquiry.
Dowd cited Trump's repeatedly ignoring advice, clashing over legal strategy, and
the recent hire of attorney
Joseph diGenova to the legal team as justification for his resignation,[1][35]
while Trump cited his lack of confidence in Dowd to handle the investigation.[35]
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