Amid plagiarism scandal, Monica Crowley bows out of national security post

The woman poised to become the senior communications director for the White House’s National Security Council has relinquished the post, after reports this month that she plagiarized sections of both her 2012 bestselling book and her doctoral dissertation at Columbia University. Monica Crowley, a syndicated talk show host, former Fox News commentator, and longtime supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, announced her decision in a statement Monday. “After much reflection I have de