Ken McKay RESIGNS: RNC Chief Of Staff Out In Wake Of 'Bondage-Gate'

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Source: The Huffington Post

Republican National Committee Chief Of Staff Ken McKay has resigned in the wake of a spending scandal that has rocked the RNC, several news outlets reported on Monday.

RNC spokesman Doug Heye told Politico that the staff shift was "about ensuring that we have the tight financial controls in place and to ensure that every nickel we spend is done with the goal of winning in November."

Deputy Chief of Staff Mike Leavitt is expected to replace McKay.

McKay had been drafted into damage control at the RNC in the wake of reports that the committee spent thousands of dollars at a bondage-themed nightclub in Los Angeles. Though the RNC declined to immediately say if McKay was forced out he is another casualty of the episode, which led to a spate of embarrassing news stories, sewed doubt among top RNC donors and fundraisers and put committee chairman Michael Steele on defense.




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