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| After Plagiarism Report, Monica Crowley Will Not Take White House Job | After Plagiarism Report, Monica Crowley Will Not Take White House Job |
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| Monica Crowley, who had been selected just weeks ago to serve in a high-profile post on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s National Security Council, has decided against taking the position after allegations that she had plagiarized key passages in a recent book. | Monica Crowley, who had been selected just weeks ago to serve in a high-profile post on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s National Security Council, has decided against taking the position after allegations that she had plagiarized key passages in a recent book. |
| Ms. Crowley had been dogged by allegations of plagiarism in recent weeks, beginning with a discovery by CNN that she had copied several key passages in a book she published with HarperCollins. A later report in Politico unearthed similar issues in her doctoral dissertation. | Ms. Crowley had been dogged by allegations of plagiarism in recent weeks, beginning with a discovery by CNN that she had copied several key passages in a book she published with HarperCollins. A later report in Politico unearthed similar issues in her doctoral dissertation. |
| “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,” Ms. Crowley said in a statement to The Washington Times. | “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,” Ms. Crowley said in a statement to The Washington Times. |
| “I greatly appreciate being asked to be part of President-elect Trump’s team, and I will continue to enthusiastically support him and his agenda for American renewal,” she said. | “I greatly appreciate being asked to be part of President-elect Trump’s team, and I will continue to enthusiastically support him and his agenda for American renewal,” she said. |
| She did not address the allegations of plagiarism. | She did not address the allegations of plagiarism. |
| Ms. Crowley is the second official announced by the transition to decide not to go into the White House, following Jason Miller, who was to be the communications director. | |
| One person close to the transition said that Ms. Crowley’s role was to have involved overseeing certain speeches, something that would be difficult with the lingering plagiarism questions. | One person close to the transition said that Ms. Crowley’s role was to have involved overseeing certain speeches, something that would be difficult with the lingering plagiarism questions. |