Anthony Scaramucci does not intend to take a salary, a White house official said. | Getty Scaramucci still in consideration for White House role, official says

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is still considering offering financier Anthony Scaramucci a role in the West Wing even though the job he was initially promised has been filled, according to a White House official.

The role will likely be a commissioned position at the assistant or counselor level, according to a person familiar with the matter. Scaramucci does not intend to take a salary, the person added.


In January, before President Donald Trump's inauguration, White House officials told the press that Scaramucci would become director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, a post equivalent to the one held by Valerie Jarrett under President Barack Obama.

Priebus asked Scaramucci to pull out of consideration in January because of complications related to the sale of his stake in SkyBridge Capital, the investment firm he founded. At the time, Scaramucci was offered an ambassadorship or other government role, but declined it.

The White House announced Tuesday that the job will be filled by George Sifakis, the founder of Ideagen, an information management firm, rather than by Scaramucci. “They were looking at another position for him but couldn’t delay filling the public liaison position while his business interests were being sorted out,” the White House official said.

Scaramucci declined to comment.

