Ms. Crowley had been dogged by allegations of plagiarism in recent weeks, beginning with a discovery by CNN that she had copied several key passages in a book she published with HarperCollins. A later report in Politico unearthed similar issues in her doctoral dissertation. “I greatly appreciate being asked to be part of President-elect Trump’s team, and I will continue to enthusiastically support him and his agenda for American renewal,” she said. Ms. Crowley is the second official announced by the transition to decide not to go into the White House, following Jason Miller, who was to be the communications director but then decided against it. One person close to the transition said that Ms. Crowley’s role was to have involved overseeing certain speeches, something that would be difficult with the lingering plagiarism questions.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 17:48 UTC