The National Journal's website is reporting that RNC Chief of Staff Ken McKay has resigned.
RNC chief of staff Ken McKay has resigned from the national committee a week after improper expenditures came to light, a top GOP source tells Hotline OnCall.
McKay had been on the job about a year. His exit is the latest moment of fallout in a scandal that took on an outsized role after The Daily Caller reported last week that the RNC had spent $2K at a Los Angeles nightclub, an expense that drew criticism from social conservatives.
McKay fired the staffer who made the expense. Still, RNC chair Michael Steele, who has faced a week of criticism for the incident, felt more had to be done.
"The chairman felt it was critical to make a move swiftly to ensure that no improper expenses happen in the future," RNC spokesman Doug Heye told Hotline OnCall.
My question is, how close was McKay to the nightclub fiasco, or any other financial errors by the RNC? Or is he just leaving as the "fall guy"?
The new Chief of Staff will apparently be Mike Leavitt, one of the Secretaries of Health and Human Services under Bush 43.
Will update more as more information becomes available.