Michigan mystery: Former COVID policy chief took Whitmer payout, advised Biden transition
Official was paid $155,000 by Whitmer administration as part of a non-disclosure agreement.
By Daniel Payne
Updated: March 10, 2021 - 11:37pm
Former Michigan health director Robert Gordon oversaw the implementation of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's controversial COVID-19 nursing home policy, one which, like that of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, was beset by allegations that the state had undercounted the number of COVID nursing home deaths.
Gordon raised eyebrows when he abruptly left the Whitmer administration in January for reasons that have yet to be disclosed — and controversy erupted earlier this month when it was revealed that Gordon received a $155,000 payout upon his departure, with Whitmer herself confirming that Gordon has been bound to silence regarding the terms of his severance deal.
"The nature of the separation agreement is that when someone leaves, there are terms to it and you cannot share every term to it," Whitmer sad earlier this month. "That's simply what it is."
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