Investigation focused on be it Allen, military commander who once led the US combat strength in Afghanistan, secretly urged the Trump administration to soften down his criticism of Qatar in 2017 when the neighbors in The Persian Gulf imposed economic sanctions on country, accusing it of supporting According to court records, Islamist extremism. Allen was placed on go away, Brookings said last a week.
Allen did not immediately respond to a request. for comment Sunday afternoon.
In a letter to employees on Sunday Noon, Glenn Hutchins and Suzanne Nora Johnson, Co-Chairs of Brookings board of trustees, said Ted Guyer, senior economist, took over as Acting President. Note thanking Allen for his “leadership in successfully guiding an institution during a pandemic” and does not explicitly mention the federal investigation.
“Brookings is committed to maintaining high ethical standards in all his operations,” wrote Hutchins and Nora Johnson. in email received by The Washington Post. “Our policy on research independence and honesty reflect these values.”
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