Posted 1/19/2024, 12:44:00 PM
Congress Seeks Answers from Austin on Failure to Disclose Hospitalization
- House Armed Services Committee requested Austin testify about failure to notify leaders of hospitalization
- Committee wants to understand decisions made to withhold information from President, Congress, public
- Austin under scrutiny for lack of transparency after not notifying White House or Congress of hospitalization
- Walter Reed hospitalized Austin for 2 weeks for complications from prostate cancer procedure
- Lack of notification prompted reviews by White House, Pentagon and Pentagon Inspector General into the matter