
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.
Indeed. Sanders is taking a "vacation" today.
Yes, Sarah Sanders is taking a personal day for an attorney's appointment.

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.
Indeed. Sanders is taking a "vacation" today.

Anonymous wrote:Why are the usually vocal Trumpkins so quiet all of a sudden?
Anonymous wrote:yep, because a COS never knows why a new hire can't pass a background checkAnonymous wrote:Kelly is shocked! Shocked, I tell you!
SMH
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Though one would think he would care that his staff secretary can't get a security clearance and is vulnerable to blackmail.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many times Kelly looked the other way when he was in the military and his subordinates beat their wives?
+1. The heat is rightfully on Kelly at the moment, but the LDS Church should also be removing the bishop who "advised" Porter's ex-wife to keep quiet about his actions from his post.
The heat is rightfully on Hope Hicks, John Kelly, Jared Kushner, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and anyone else who knew about Rob Porter's domestic violence past, but still brought him into, and kept him in, such a sensitive White House position without any security clearance. And the heat is deserved for anyone at the White House who ordered, prepared, or delivered the statements vigorously defending Mr. Porter, despite what they knew. It is also worth noting that generally the White House Chief of Staff will not release any statement that has not been thoroughly reviewed, and in most cases prepared, ordered, and approved, by the White House Communications office, and/or the White House Press Secretary.
If I were a conspiracy buff, I would wonder whether the White House's coordinated defense of Rob Porter was a Trojan horse mandated of John Kelly, which he was more than happy to let in. It certainly benefits some in the White House interested in seeing John Kelly retired.
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If I were a conspiracy buff, I would wonder whether the White House's coordinated defense of Rob Porter was a Trojan horse mandated of John Kelly, which he was more than happy to let in. It certainly benefits some in the White House interested in seeing John Kelly retired.
Anonymous wrote:yep, because a COS never knows why a new hire can't pass a background checkAnonymous wrote:Kelly is shocked! Shocked, I tell you!
SMH
In the White House, Mr. Porter, 40, had been widely regarded as a rising star. A Harvard graduate, Rhodes scholar and former Senate aide, Mr. Porter was an ally of Mr. Kelly’s and a steady force in a West Wing populated by aides vying for face time with — and influence over — the president. But, a year into his job, Mr. Porter did not have the permanent security clearance that aides of his rank always have.
Ms. Willoughby, Mr. Porter’s second wife, said in an interview on Wednesday that when the F.B.I. was conducting research for Mr. Porter’s security clearance, he asked her whether she had told investigators about their marriage.
“He believed that that was holding up his clearance,” Ms. Willoughby said. “I did describe my marriage in detail.”
Ms. Willoughby, who said that she divorced Mr. Porter in November 2013, decided to go public about the allegations after facing pressure from Mr. Porter to issue a statement that she felt “minimized” her experiences in their marriage.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder how many times Kelly looked the other way when he was in the military and his subordinates beat their wives?
+1. The heat is rightfully on Kelly at the moment, but the LDS Church should also be removing the bishop who "advised" Porter's ex-wife to keep quiet about his actions from his post.