Additionally, women are the fastest-growing veterans group, and the new inspector general report casts doubt on VA’s public pledge to support women. Wilkie told his staff that Goldstein had filed frivolous complaints of assault in the Navy and that Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Tex.) Wilkie, Powers and other senior agency officials refused to fully cooperate with Missal’s inquiry, the report said. The lack of cooperation impeded investigators from determining whether Wilkie had violated government policies or laws as he tried to discredit Goldstein. The report drew widespread condemnation from lawmakers from both parties, including from Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jerry Moran (R-Kan.).

Source: Washington Post December 12, 2020 20:30 UTC