Pentagon Releases Investigation Into Sec Def Austin’s Undisclosed Hospitalization

The Pentagon has determined that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin did not have malicious intent in concealing his Jan. 1 hospitalization from key national security officials, Congress and the president, according to a summary released Monday. In January, the Pentagon conducted a 30-day internal investigation into the circumstances of Austin's disappearance while he was hospitalized […]

Mike Rogers requests Sec. Austin testify over secretive hospitalization

Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. requested to testify at the meeting. “The last time you and I spoke, you promised full transparency in response to questions regarding the confidentiality of your recent hospitalization,” Rodgers wrote in the letter. “You answered […]

‘It’s dereliction of duty’: Wardynski on Sec. Austin’s hospitalization secrecy

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III exposed to intense surveillance Regarding his long hospitalization and failure to disclose his incapacitation. On Thursday, Dr. Casey Wardynski, who served as assistant secretary of the Army for manpower and reserves under President Trump, told WVNN's “Yaffee Program” that the situation is serious. “If you can't participate in […]

‘Breach Of Trust’: Senate Republicans Demand Briefing From Pentagon On Defense Sec’s Unknown Hospitalization

In a letter sent Wednesday, Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee requested a formal explanation from Department of Defense (DOD) officials regarding the circumstances surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's unexplained absence. Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, the committee's top Republican, led 11 of his Republican colleagues in condemning Austin for not disclosing that he had […]

Mike Rogers launches formal inquiry into Sec. Austin’s secret hospitalization

On Tuesday, Congressman Mike Rogers launched a formal investigation into Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's failure to disclose his hospitalization and incapacity status in his role as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. Lloyd was hospitalized on January 1 due to complications from treatment for prostate cancer and was placed in intensive […]

‘Must Never Happen Again’: Top Dem Senator Breaks Silence On Lloyd Austin’s Unknown Hospitalization

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed concern over the defense secretary's unexplained absence in a statement Monday, breaking three days of silence from senators amid growing calls for accountability elsewhere. The committee chairman, Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, said that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's hospitalization was hidden from aides and […]