Monica Crowley is withdrawing from her position on the Trump administration National Security Council, according to a statement posted Monday, after it was discovered that Crowley plagiarized sections of her book and 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,” read her statement, according 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.”
Crowley was slated to be the senior director of strategic communications for the National Security Council. CNN reported in January that portions of her 2012 book, “What The (Bleep) Just Happened,” had been plagiarized, and a report days later by Politico found that Crowley had also copied portions of her Ph.D. dissertation.
