Several articles from this afternoon (examples from The Hill and The Washington Post) state that Scott Reed, the US Chamber of Commerce's top political advisor for almost a decade and a former executive director of the RNC, has been forced out of his position.
Reed, in response to Maggie Haberman on Twitter, said that he had resigned, but "A top chamber official disputed that account, saying he had been fired for cause," according to The Hill's article.
The Post's article points to a memo from Chamber CEO Thomas J. Donohue in which he states that Reed "repeatedly breached confidentiality, distorted facts for his own benefit, withheld information from Chamber leadership and leaked internal information to the press."
This is particularly interesting following Republican backlash to the Chamber's endorsement of 30 House Democrats this cycle. Neither of the articles claim a direct connection between this backlash and Reed's removal, but together, these events at least point toward increasing turmoil in one of the country's most prominent interest groups.
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