VietPress USA (Feb. 9, 2018): Not only the low class people involve in domestic abuse; but this case shows that the high rank VIP of the White House today resigned from the West Wing for his domestic abuse allegations to his two ex-wives too.
The White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter departed the West Wing after his domestic abuse that he claims he was victim. President Trump defends Rob Porter and said "We wish him well".
His first ex-wife Holderness, a senior analyst for the U.S. government, alleged that during her five-year marriage to Porter, in addition to verbal abuse, “He would throw me down on the bed, then put his full body weight on top of me, then grind a knee or elbow into my body, expressing rage.”
When Porter allegedly choked her, Holderness tells The Daily Mail, “It was not hard enough for me to pass out but it was scary, humiliating and dehumanizing.”
Willoughby, Porter’s second wife, alleged to The Daily Mail that he verbally abused her with put-downs and called her a “f–king bitch” on their honeymoon. She also alleged he once dragged her wet and naked out of the shower.
Willoughby filed and received a protective order against Porter after he violated their separation agreement when he refused to leave their apartment and punched the glass on the door, cutting his hand, according to The Daily Mail.
Hours before the photos of Holderness’s black eye were published, John Kelly, Trump’s Chief of Staff, told The Washington Post: “Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor and I can’t say enough good things about him. He is a friend, a confidante and a trusted professional. I am proud to serve alongside him.”
But Porter’s first wife tells The Daily Mail that Porter is “a bit of a monster.”
Both ex-wives tell The Daily Mail they were interviewed by the FBI last year after Porter was chosen as White House staff secretary and needed security clearance for his job. He never received permanent security clearance, according to The Daily Mail (http://people.com/politics/white-house-aide-rob-porter-resigns-abuse-allegations-ex-wives/).
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Senior Trump aide Rob Porter’s first wife, Colbie Holderness, alleges Porter had punched and blackened her eye while they were on vacation. Porter’s second wife, Jennifer Willoughby, took out a protective order against him after he allegedly violated a separation agreement and punched through glass in the door of their home. Porter has denied the accusations.
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A timeline of the Porter scandal engulfing the White House
Who in the White House knew, and when did they know it?
That is what reporters throughout Washington, D.C., and beyond are wondering after the resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who departed the West Wing after allegations of domestic abuse by his two ex-wives were made public. According to multiple reports, top officials at the White House, including chief of staff John Kelly, knew about the allegations against Porter for months. Porter has denied the allegations.
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On Friday afternoon, Trump pointed to Porter’s denial while speaking to reporters at the White House.
“We wish him well,” Trump said when asked about Porter’s departure. “He worked very hard. I found out about it recently, and I was surprised by it. But we certainly wish him well. It’s obviously a tough time for him. He did a very good job when he was in the White House. And we hope he has a wonderful career. And hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him. But it was very sad when we heard about it. And certainly he’s also very sad. Now he also, as you probably know, he says he’s innocent. And I think you have to remember that.”
On Thursday, White House spokesman Raj Shah said that Kelly became “fully aware” of the accusations against Porter only in the last few days. But he refused to clarify what he meant by “fully aware.”
Shah also refused to provide a timeline of when President Trump’s senior advisers first became aware of the battery allegations.
But based on recent reports by the Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, Politico and other news sources, Yahoo News has assembled a timeline of what is known about Porter’s case to date.
January 2017
Porter is appointed staff secretary by Trump. According to the Washington Post, White House Counsel Donald McGahn firsts learns about allegations against Porter from Porter himself.
According to the Post, Porter informs McGahn that his ex-wives were “prepared to make damaging accusations about him that could threaten his security clearance.” But according to the report, McGahn “did not ask what the accusations were because Porter said they were not true.”
“He wanted Porter to stay put because he saw the Harvard Law-trained Capitol Hill veteran as a steadying, professional voice in the White House,” according to the paper.
The FBI, which handles security clearances for the White House, interviews Porter’s ex-wives that month, according to CNN.
June 2017
The FBI flags some of its findings about Porter’s alleged abusive behavior to the State Department’s Office of Personnel Security, according to the Post.
September 2017
McGahn learns the findings were delaying Porter’s security clearance, per the Post. Porter is interviewed by the FBI and was asked about the alleged domestic violence.
According to the Times, McGahn, Kelly and deputy chief of staff for operations Joe Hagin “had known of the issues since late fall,” though “it was unclear whether they knew the extent of the women’s allegations.”
November 2017
According to the Post, Porter’s ex-girlfriend, who also works in the administration, tells McGahn that “he should investigate the abuse alleged by the ex-wives.” The woman, whose name was not published, reportedly came forward after learning that Porter was having a romantic relationship with White House communications director Hope Hicks.
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