Ronny Jackson withdraws from consideration for VA chief
Published on April 26, 2018 at 02:34PM by By HOPE YEN, LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary on Thursday, saying "false allegations" against him have become a distraction. In a statement the White House issued from Jackson, he said he "did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity." Jackson faced a series of accusations about his workplace conduct, including that he exhibited a pattern of recklessly prescribing drugs and drunken behavior. The latest blow to his nomination to lead the government's second-largest Cabinet agency came Wednesday with a set of accusations compiled by Democratic staff on the committee considering his nomination.
Published on April 26, 2018 at 02:34PM by By HOPE YEN, LISA MASCARO and CATHERINE LUCEY, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House doctor Ronny Jackson withdrew from consideration as Veterans Affairs secretary on Thursday, saying "false allegations" against him have become a distraction. In a statement the White House issued from Jackson, he said he "did not expect to have to dignify baseless and anonymous attacks on my character and integrity." Jackson faced a series of accusations about his workplace conduct, including that he exhibited a pattern of recklessly prescribing drugs and drunken behavior. The latest blow to his nomination to lead the government's second-largest Cabinet agency came Wednesday with a set of accusations compiled by Democratic staff on the committee considering his nomination.
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