John M. Dowd | |
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| Born | John Maguire Dowd Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | St. Bernard College, Alabama (BA) Emory University (JD) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Known for | Dowd Report |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Rank |  Captain |
John Maguire Dowd (born November 2, 1941) is an American attorney, former attorney for the United States Department of Justice, and former Marine Corps Judge Advocate. 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]
- ^ Schmidt, Michael S.; Haberman, Maggie (March 22, 2018). "John Dowd Resigns as Trump's Lead Lawyer in Special Counsel Inquiry". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 22, 2018.