Whitmer, Gordon Waive Confidentiality Clause on Separation Agreement – IOTW Report

Whitmer, Gordon Waive Confidentiality Clause on Separation Agreement

WOOD TV — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Robert Gordon have agreed to waive that controversial confidentiality clause contained in Gordon’s separation agreement.

But it appears that will not put an end to questions surrounding Gordon’s departure.

Gordon abruptly quit in January and the governor had no clear explanation when asked why he left.

The discovery that he was paid $155,000 and given a separation agreement that didn’t allow either party to talk to anyone about the reason behind the departure lead some Republicans to refer to the cash as “hush money.”

On Thursday morning, Gov. Whitmer’s office told News 8 the governor and Gordon agreed to waive the agreement to keep quiet about what led to his departure.

Gordon then sent a letter to Michigan’s House Oversight Committee that said he would not testify before the body.

In the letter that was generally complementary of Whitmer’s handling of the pandemic [snip]

Of course he gushed over her dictatorship. He was paid to.

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