"Scathing report finds Rep. Ronny Jackson engaged in 'inappropriate conduct' as White House doctor
Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, then nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary, in April 2018. He later withdrew his nomination after accusations surfaced of drinking on the job and overprescribing medication to patients.
WASHINGTON — Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, engaged in "inappropriate conduct" while serving as the top White House physician, according to a Pentagon inspector general report obtained Wednesday by NBC News.
The scathing report, expected to be released later Wednesday, alleges abusive behavior toward subordinates including sexual harassment.The inspector general's review, first reported by CNN, says Jackson drank alcohol, made sexual comments to subordinates and took the sedative Ambien while working as White House physician.
The watchdog also found that Jackson mistreated subordinates and “disparaged, belittled, bullied and humiliated them.”
"Trump nominated Jackson to be his secretary of veterans affairs in 2018, but Jackson withdrew his nomination following accusations of drinking on the job and overprescribing medication to patients."
