Headline Roundup December 3, 2014
Allegedly: Hagel Resigned Early
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CNN Digital
CNN has learned the White House wanted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to wait until this week to resign, so it would have a new nominee in place by then. But Hagel refused to wait, deciding if the White House was going to push him out, he wanted to make his resignation known as quickly as possible.
Hagel resigned a full week earlier on Nov. 24. A source very close to Hagel and the resignation process detailed that decision to CNN.
"Once the secretary saw that he would have to go,...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced his resignation a week before the White House wanted him to, CNN reports.
The White House wanted Hagel to wait until this week, when it had a replacement ready to announce, but Hagel insisted on leaving Nov. 24 when it became apparent he was being pushed out, CNN reported Tuesday.
New York Magazine
When former defense secretary Chuck Hagel discovered he was effectively being pushed out of his position, he decided to resign a week earlier than the White House wanted him to, according to CNN. The White House asked Hagel to delay the announcement until they had time to appoint a nominee to replace him,
