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Klain to Depart as Chief of Staff

Ron Klain, former White House Ebola response coordinator, testifies before the Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Subcommittee hearing on "Community Perspectives on Coronavirus Preparedness and Response" o... Ron Klain, former White House Ebola response coordinator, testifies before the Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery Subcommittee hearing on "Community Perspectives on Coronavirus Preparedness and Response" on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2020. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM / AFP) (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) MORE LESS

By Josh Marshall

January 21, 2023 5:46 p.m.

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Ron Klain, White House Chief of Staff, will reportedly announce he's departing the position shortly. I have no inside knowledge of what's behind this. I suspect it's mostly the reality that there's a short half life to the position itself....

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