McConnell aide faces questions over senator’s health and $226,000 salary

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Mitch McConnell’s chief of staff, Terry Carmack, declined to answer an independent journalist’s questions about the 84-year-old Kentucky senator’s health, whereabouts and a letter sent to President Donald Trump. Hindustan Times reports, citing the Daily Beast, that Carmack earns $226,000 a year. McConnell’s office has provided few public updates since he was admitted to George Washington University Hospital nearly seven weeks ago.

The office says McConnell is recovering and working with staff, but has not confirmed whether he personally signed the July 28 letter seeking a major disaster declaration after severe flooding in Kentucky. The report says aides also declined to clarify whether the signature was produced using an autopen. Communications director Stephanie Penn, whose reported salary is $106,999, previously faced similar questions.

The Indian Opinion

Online claims that McConnell has died, or that staff silence proves criminal wrongdoing, go beyond the available facts. So does treating a chief of staff’s salary as evidence of an improper funding source without proof. The public is entitled to a clear health update and certainty about who authorised an official letter, but repeated corridor confrontations are not a substitute for documentation. The decisive test is a direct statement from McConnell’s office confirming his condition and signature.

Source: hindustantimes.com

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