Top McChrystal Aide Resigns Following Rolling Stone Article

Following the controversial Rolling Stone article that revealed “flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials,” Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal‘s civilian press aide has announced his resignation.

Duncan Boothby was on McChrystal’s staff for about a year, and was “the first casualty of a controversy that prompted White House officials to summon the general to the White House to explain the remarks in the profile that will appear in this week’s issue of Rolling Stone,” according to the Washington Post.

Boothby had heavy involvement in “arranging access for journalist Michael Hastings to McChrystal and his staff.” Prior to working for McChrystal, Boothby “worked for Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, one of the senior U.S. commanders on McChrystal’s staff.”

While the General’s top aide has resigned, McChrystal’s own fate remains undecided.

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