India, Aug. 4 -- As Mitch McConnell remains absent amid surging demand for his proof of life, his staff are facing allegations of a cover-up surrounding the 84-year-old Senator's health. As a result, along with McConnell, his family and staff are also facing scrutiny.

One such moment transpired on Monday (August 3) afternoon, when Mitch McConnell's press secretary was confronted about the Senator's prolonged Senate absence and the health issues since the June 12 hospitalization. Journalist Desiree Townsend, who has been covering McConnell's hospitalization at the George Washington Hospital in Washington DC, caught McConnell's press secretary Stephanie Penn at a mall this afternoon.

Penn stayed tight-lipped - revealing no details about t...