Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said he decided not to launch a formal investigation based in part on the findings of an internal review by his chief of staff
Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan said Sunday he doesn’t plan to initiate an independent review by Pentagon investigators into a White House request that the USS John S. McCain be kept “out of sight” during President Trump’s visit to Japan last month.
By deciding against a review by the Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General, Mr. Shanahan is forgoing a formal investigation that could lead to recommendations for disciplinary action after a May 15 email relayed a White House request regarding the destroyer, named for the...
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