White House scrambling as Ronny Jackson's VA nomination hits the skids

[DonViejo]

Officials are reviewing new information about Jackson’s past, including allegations of workplace misconduct and overprescribing medication, according to sources.

By ANDREW RESTUCCIA and MATTHEW NUSSBAUM 04/24/2018 09:33 AM EDT Updated 04/24/2018 10:06 AM EDT

The White House is scrambling to save the nomination of Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs amid growing concern on Capitol Hill about Jackson’s past.

President Donald Trump named the White House physician as his pick to lead the sprawling bureaucracy after firing David Shulkin. The move raised eyebrows in Congress and among veterans groups because Jackson, who was also former President Barack Obama’s physician, has never led a large organization.

Now, new information about Jackson’s past — including allegations of misconduct in leading the White House physician’s office and overprescribing medication, according to multiple people briefed on the issue — could derail the nomination entirely. Already, Republicans are considering postponing the confirmation hearing.

Members of Trump's legislative affairs team huddled Tuesday morning to discuss the nomination. After the meeting, a White House official said there were no current plans to withdraw the nomination.

White House aides note that Trump has a strong personal connection with Jackson, which could make it less likely that the nomination is pulled altogether. But aides have also begun to wonder whether Jackson will want to continue with the confirmation process if his personal life becomes national news.

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Publicly, the White House continues to stand by the nominee.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/24/ronny-jackson-va-nomination-problem-547562

[Ohiogal]

1. If he's the unfit, incompetent imbecile and bootlicker everyone says he is

...then he fits right in with this regime.

[sdfernando]

2. This is what Jackson was promised by Spanky McStumpy

if he would lie about his physical.

[gratuitous]

3. Never a Plan B with this mob, is there?

They just figure that whatever shit they fling at the wall is going to stick.