Pentagon official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze resigns

Source: Politico | June 16, 2020 | Lara Seligman

Elaine McCusker, who has been acting comptroller since last summer, submitted her resignation effective June 26.

A senior Pentagon official, Elaine McCusker, has submitted her resignation three months after the White House pulled her nomination to be the Pentagon comptroller. McCusker had questioned the legality of the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze military aid to Ukraine.

McCusker, who has been acting comptroller since last summer, submitted her resignation effective Friday, June 26, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced Tuesday.

………

McCusker was nominated for the top position late last year, but the White House pulled her nomination in March after emails leaked to the media showed that she expressed concern over the administration’s demands to hold up aid to Ukraine.

In one email exchange published by The New York Times in December, McCusker pushed back on Michael Duffey, an official at the White House Office of Management and Budget, when he suggested the Pentagon, not the White House, would be at fault.

“You can’t be serious. I am speechless,” wrote McCusker.

………

Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)
  • Discussion
  • Consistent #40201

Viewing 1 post (of 1 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic.