John Rood departs as undersecretary of Defense for policy, one of the department's most senior posts, just over two years into the job.
Pentagon policy chief John Rood is leaving his job, according to two sources familiar with the move, marking yet another high-level departure from the Trump administration's senior national security ranks.
Rood's exit from the administration was first reported by CNN. A third source, also a former DoD official, said Rood was asked to resign due to"unhappiness with him for some time." Last May, Rood certified to Congress that Ukraine made enough progress in combating corruption that it should receive $250 million in military assistance. The money was withheld by the White House over the summer, a move that led to Trump's impeachment by the House. The administration claimed the aid was withheld over concerns with corruption in Kyiv, though House Democrats tied the move to Trump's efforts to pressure the nation to dig up dirt on his political opponents.
Story continuesPrior to joining the Pentagon in 2018, Rood held senior nonproliferation posts at the State Department and National Security Council. He was also a deputy assistant secretary of Defense for forces policy as a well as a policy adviser to then-Republican Sen. Jon Kyl.
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