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Congress’s attending physician Brian Monahan resigns amid Pentagon inspector general probe
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Covered by 3 outlets, all left-leaning.
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The Washington Post, The Daily Beast and CBS News report that Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician to Congress, has resigned amid a Pentagon inspector general probe. CBS News reports that Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday, “My understanding is he’s resigned.” The outlets say a Defense Department inspector general report found lax oversight of the Office of the Attending Physician and insufficient oversight of Navy personnel assigned to it. The Daily Beast, citing officials who spoke to The Wall Street Journal, says the probe concerns Monahan’s alleged dispensing of medication to lawmakers without prescriptions and sailors’ allegations that they were made to deliver medication at night. These remain allegations.
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Brian Monahan has resigned or stepped down as attending physician to Congress.
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- The Daily Beast
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he understood Monahan had resigned.
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A Defense Department inspector general report found insufficient or lax oversight of the attending physician’s office and of Navy personnel assigned to it.
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- The Washington Post, CBS News
Officials told The Wall Street Journal that Monahan stepped down amid a probe into his alleged work environment.
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Monahan is alleged to have dispensed medications to lawmakers without prescriptions, according to a new report.
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Left-side outlets report that Monahan has left his post amid a Pentagon inspector general probe of his office. The Daily Beast gives the story a sharper scandal framing built on allegations of unprescribed medication, while the other outlets lead with the resignation and the findings.
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Mainstream left outlets lead with the resignation and the Pentagon inspector general probe, while the Far Left Daily Beast frames the story as a prescription pill scandal.
Top doctor for Congress resigns amid misconduct allegations
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Prescription Pill ScandalMore neutral: Prescription Medication Allegations
The word scandal presents allegations that the probe is examining as an established wrongdoing scandal.
Congress’ Top Doc Is Out Amid Prescription Pill Scandal
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- sailors’ allegations of misconduct
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Brian Monahan out as attending physician to Congress amid Pentagon probe
An inspector general report this week also found that there had been insufficient oversight of Navy personnel assigned to his office.
- The Daily BeastFar Left
Congress’ Top Doc Is Out Amid Sensational language“Prescription Pill Scandal”The word scandal presents allegations that the probe is examining as an established wrongdoing scandal.More neutral: Prescription Medication AllegationsDisagree with this highlight?
The longtime physician of Congress has resigned amid a probe into his alleged dispensing of medications to lawmakers without prescriptions, among other things, a new report alleges. Rear Adm. …
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Top doctor for Congress resigns amid misconduct allegations
Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of the U.S. Capitol, has resigned from his post as lawmakers' top doctor.
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CBS News, Nov 13, 1:34 PM EST
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- CBS NewsLeftNov 13, 1:34 PM EST
- The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 13, 1:54 PM EST
- The Washington PostLeftNov 13, 5:02 PM EST
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