Kelly Magsamen, the chief of staff to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, is stepping down following a controversy over the handling of information regarding Austin's hospitalization.
The Pentagon has denied that Magsamen's departure is related to the investigation into the secrecy surrounding Austin's medical treatment earlier this year. Magsamen, who was a close adviser to Austin, faced criticism for not informing the White House about the Defense Secretary's hospital stay. Despite the controversy, the official statement on her departure did not mention the hospitalization incident.
Magsamen's exit marks a significant change in Austin's team amidst ongoing scrutiny.
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Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff, blamed for Pentagon chief’s hospitalization secrecy, to step down
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff Kelly Magsamen – who took the heat for failing to tell the White House that the intensely private former Army general was hospitalized in
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