No ‘ill intent’ behind Austin’s secret hospitalization: DOD review

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A Department of Defense review into Secretary Lloyd Austin’s undisclosed hospitalization in early January found that he did not act with “ill intent or an attempt to obfuscate.”

Austin, who was diagnosed with prostate cancer in early December 2023 and received treatment on Dec. 22, was transported by ambulance back to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with severe complications from the initial procedure on Jan 1. He was released on Jan. 15.

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