Pence Doctor Reportedly Raised Concerns About Ronny Jackson Last Year

Some of the allegations that dropped last week against Dr. Ronny Jackson have been seriously disputed by both the White House and the Secret Service, and as a result, President Trump has publicly directed his ire at Jon Tester, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.

But tonight, CNN is reporting that Vice President Mike Pence‘s physician “raised alarms” last year to the White House with some concerns about Jackson:

According to copies of internal documents obtained by CNN, Pence’s doctor accused Jackson of overstepping his authority and inappropriately intervening in a medical situation involving the second lady as well as potentially violating federal privacy rights by briefing White House staff and disclosing details to other medical providers — but not appropriately consulting with the vice president’s physician.

The vice president’s physician later wrote in a memo of feeling intimidated by an irate Jackson during a confrontation over the physician’s concerns. The physician informed White House officials of being treated unprofessionally, describing a pattern of behavior from Jackson that made the physician “uncomfortable” and even consider resigning from the position.

One of the memos apparently contains a description of an encounter wherein Jackson “told the doctor to ‘let the issue go’ and to ‘let things go … if I am to succeed in my career.'”

Jackson withdrew from consideration to be the next VA Secretary last week.

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