After Crop of Plagiarism Allegations, Monica Crowley Won't Be Part of the Trump Administration

Two separate investigations by CNN and Politico led us here.

In a Trumpian era in which previously unacceptable societal transgressions are now entirely surmountable, the plagiarism taboo seems to have held up, give or take. Following a KFile report on instances of plagiarism discovered in Monica Crowley‘s 2012 book and a Politico report on instances of plagiarism in her Ph.D. dissertation, Crowley announced she won’t be taking up that senior director of strategic communications role at the National Security Council.

“After much reflection I have decided to remain in New York to pursue other opportunities and will not be taking a position in the incoming administration,” she said in a statement to the Washington Times, who first reported the news.

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