Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The entire USA Gymnastics board will resign. That's just one of a string of resignations since the trial of the team doctor Larry Nassar. And this week, of course, he was sentenced up to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing gymnasts who were under his care. NPR's Tom Goldman joins us. Tom, thanks for being with us. TOM GOLDMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Scott. SIMON: This has set off a chain reaction of resignations and examinations that seem pretty late in coming, don't they? GOLDMAN: That's always the way, isn't it? The examinations come late. And of course, they might've been avoided if people in positions of power were honest and exhibited common sense and courage along the way. But yeah, the resignations are coming fast all in the past few days. As you mentioned, the USA Gymnastics board will resign on the orders of U.S. Olympic Committee head Scott Blackmun, who wrote a letter saying, you do it by next Wednesday or I will decertify
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