“The best people” - WH Staff Secretary dating Hope Hicks resigns after spousal abuse allegations

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The volume of Senior people in the WH without clearance/with temp clearance/with SIGNIFICANT problems on their clearance, should be enough to set national security-friendly Rs in a tizzy. But I haven't heard a peep, for months, while these clearance problems have been coming out.

But shouldn't there be a maximum amount of time you have a temporary security clearance? If you can't pass a clearance in a year, then you probably have a problem. Particularly for a high level position--it's not like the FBI can't find the time to do the interviews...

[Anonymous]

Kelly and Harch are on record defending this:

http://www.bornebackceaselessly.com/journal/2017/4/24/why-i-stayed?format=amp&__twitter_impression=true

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Jared Kushner a former college classmate and long-time friend of Rob Porter's? If so, it may have been through that relationship that Porter first came into the White House's orbit, and Mr. Kushner may very well have been aware of the previous "rumors" about his ex-wives. Also, both Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders adamantly defended, in drafting or making statements, Mr. Porter, until the last possible moment. This was done even though Hicks and Sanders were surely aware of the domestic violence allegations. John Kelly is not the only reprehensible White House actor in this particular saga.

Considering that two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend have accused him of abuse I think it's safe to say there is a pattern here. It probably goes back to college. So yeah, it's doubtful that someone who has known him for two decades is unaware of his "tendencies."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kelly and Harch are on record defending this:

http://www.bornebackceaselessly.com/journal/2017/4/24/why-i-stayed?format=amp&__twitter_impression=true

PS - Posted anonymously by Jennie Willoughby, Porter’s second ex-wife.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The volume of Senior people in the WH without clearance/with temp clearance/with SIGNIFICANT problems on their clearance, should be enough to set national security-friendly Rs in a tizzy. But I haven't heard a peep, for months, while these clearance problems have been coming out.

But shouldn't there be a maximum amount of time you have a temporary security clearance? If you can't pass a clearance in a year, then you probably have a problem. Particularly for a high level position--it's not like the FBI can't find the time to do the interviews...

Kelly needs to order an immediate review and tell people that unless they qualify for a permanent security clearance they need to leave, no exceptions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Jared Kushner a former college classmate and long-time friend of Rob Porter's? If so, it may have been through that relationship that Porter first came into the White House's orbit, and Mr. Kushner may very well have been aware of the previous "rumors" about his ex-wives. Also, both Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders adamantly defended, in drafting or making statements, Mr. Porter, until the last possible moment. This was done even though Hicks and Sanders were surely aware of the domestic violence allegations. John Kelly is not the only reprehensible White House actor in this particular saga.

Considering that two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend have accused him of abuse I think it's safe to say there is a pattern here. It probably goes back to college. So yeah, it's doubtful that someone who has known him for two decades is unaware of his "tendencies."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5365169/Woman-living-Hope-Hicks-lover-Rob-Porter-abused.html

The two ex-wives of Rob Porter, the White House aide who resigned today in the wake of domestic abuse allegations, revealed to DailyMail.com they were in contact with a third woman who is believed to be his longtime girlfriend.

The woman, is 34 and works for the federal government in Washington D.C.

DailyMail.com is declining to name her because she is an alleged victim of domestic abuse and she has not come forward. Repeated attempts to contact her have been unsuccessful.

Porter, 40, had been living with the willowy blonde political appointee, who split with him around Thanksgiving, after discovering suggestive text messages between Porter and White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest and most trusted advisors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The volume of Senior people in the WH without clearance/with temp clearance/with SIGNIFICANT problems on their clearance, should be enough to set national security-friendly Rs in a tizzy. But I haven't heard a peep, for months, while these clearance problems have been coming out.

But shouldn't there be a maximum amount of time you have a temporary security clearance? If you can't pass a clearance in a year, then you probably have a problem. Particularly for a high level position--it's not like the FBI can't find the time to do the interviews...

Kelly needs to order an immediate review and tell people that unless they qualify for a permanent security clearance they need to leave, no exceptions.

That would make too much sense for this administration.

[Anonymous]

Very fine people ...

https://mobile.twitter.com/dmartosko/status/961435660686151682

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The volume of Senior people in the WH without clearance/with temp clearance/with SIGNIFICANT problems on their clearance, should be enough to set national security-friendly Rs in a tizzy. But I haven't heard a peep, for months, while these clearance problems have been coming out.

But shouldn't there be a maximum amount of time you have a temporary security clearance? If you can't pass a clearance in a year, then you probably have a problem. Particularly for a high level position--it's not like the FBI can't find the time to do the interviews...

Kelly needs to order an immediate review and tell people that unless they qualify for a permanent security clearance they need to leave, no exceptions.

But Benghazi emails and Strzok texts!

[Anonymous]

Run Gary Cohn, Run! Every day you continue in the administration is just another possible day to trip up and sully yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Jared Kushner a former college classmate and long-time friend of Rob Porter's? If so, it may have been through that relationship that Porter first came into the White House's orbit, and Mr. Kushner may very well have been aware of the previous "rumors" about his ex-wives. Also, both Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders adamantly defended, in drafting or making statements, Mr. Porter, until the last possible moment. This was done even though Hicks and Sanders were surely aware of the domestic violence allegations. John Kelly is not the only reprehensible White House actor in this particular saga.

Considering that two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend have accused him of abuse I think it's safe to say there is a pattern here. It probably goes back to college. So yeah, it's doubtful that someone who has known him for two decades is unaware of his "tendencies."

I'm not going to say that. Some people are very good at keeping their separate lives separate. It's possible that Jared and Ivanka didn't know any of this. Kelly, however, knew that his right hand man couldn't get a security clearance, and probably knew why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Jared Kushner a former college classmate and long-time friend of Rob Porter's? If so, it may have been through that relationship that Porter first came into the White House's orbit, and Mr. Kushner may very well have been aware of the previous "rumors" about his ex-wives. Also, both Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders adamantly defended, in drafting or making statements, Mr. Porter, until the last possible moment. This was done even though Hicks and Sanders were surely aware of the domestic violence allegations. John Kelly is not the only reprehensible White House actor in this particular saga.

Considering that two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend have accused him of abuse I think it's safe to say there is a pattern here. It probably goes back to college. So yeah, it's doubtful that someone who has known him for two decades is unaware of his "tendencies."

I'm not going to say that. Some people are very good at keeping their separate lives separate. It's possible that Jared and Ivanka didn't know any of this. Kelly, however, knew that his right hand man couldn't get a security clearance, and probably knew why.

Kelly knew.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Run Gary Cohn, Run! Every day you continue in the administration is just another possible day to trip up and sully yourself.

Too late.

[Anonymous]

Everyone knew or had heard rumors, they just overlooked it because professionally and socially he was such a great guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Jared Kushner a former college classmate and long-time friend of Rob Porter's? If so, it may have been through that relationship that Porter first came into the White House's orbit, and Mr. Kushner may very well have been aware of the previous "rumors" about his ex-wives. Also, both Hope Hicks and Sarah Huckabee Sanders adamantly defended, in drafting or making statements, Mr. Porter, until the last possible moment. This was done even though Hicks and Sanders were surely aware of the domestic violence allegations. John Kelly is not the only reprehensible White House actor in this particular saga.

Considering that two ex-wives and an ex-girlfriend have accused him of abuse I think it's safe to say there is a pattern here. It probably goes back to college. So yeah, it's doubtful that someone who has known him for two decades is unaware of his "tendencies."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5365169/Woman-living-Hope-Hicks-lover-Rob-Porter-abused.html

The two ex-wives of Rob Porter, the White House aide who resigned today in the wake of domestic abuse allegations, revealed to DailyMail.com they were in contact with a third woman who is believed to be his longtime girlfriend.

The woman, is 34 and works for the federal government in Washington D.C.

DailyMail.com is declining to name her because she is an alleged victim of domestic abuse and she has not come forward. Repeated attempts to contact her have been unsuccessful.

Porter, 40, had been living with the willowy blonde political appointee, who split with him around Thanksgiving, after discovering suggestive text messages between Porter and White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest and most trusted advisors.

The “girlfriend” wrote to McGahn — who, as you’d expect at this point —did nothing.