The White House sent Rear Adm. Ronny L. Jackson’s name for promotion consideration to the Senate on Jan. 15. A spokesman for the Defense Department Inspector General’s Office, Bruce Anderson, said his office’s investigation into Jackson is still ongoing. The Navy originally submitted Jackson’s name for promotion last year before Trump nominated him to be VA secretary, and the White House resubmitted it, she said. After Trump nominated Jackson for the VA secretary post last April, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont. The White House disputed the most serious of those allegations, saying it had conducted a thorough investigation of his past and found no evidence.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2019 06:11 UTC