Carl Icahn relinquished his role as “special adviser” to President Trump on regulatory reform on Friday afternoon, capping a tumultuous week for the president’s circle of business counselors. But Icahn did not say he was stepping down because of the uproar over last weekend’s march and violence in Charlottesville. In May, five Democratic members of the Senate asked the Environmental Protection Agency for information about Icahn’s business interests. Oil Daily, a trade publication, said on Aug. 4 that the Environmental Protection Agency is planning to reject a regulatory change that Icahn had long sought. In his letter on Friday, Icahn hinted that he, like the other top corporate executives who resigned from their advisory roles, had had little contact with Trump himself.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2017 23:15 UTC