White House says background check for Rob Porter was never completed

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON – White House officials refused to explain Thursday why Chief of Staff John Kelly and others allowed Rob Porter to stay in his high-profile job even after his security clearance was held up over allegations of domestic abuse by two ex-wives.

"His background investigation was ongoing," White House spokesman Raj Shah said of Porter, the former White House staff secretary. "His (security) clearance was never denied, and he resigned."

Shah called the allegations that Porter abused two ex-wives “serious and disturbing” but maintained that Kelly and President Trump were not fully apprised of the "full nature" of the accusations – including pictures of a woman's black eye – until Wednesday.

Shah would not detail when Kelly and others first learned of the allegations in general in which ex-wives Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby accused Porter of physical and emotional abuse.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-says-background-check-for-rob-porter-was-never-completed/ar-BBIT8Em?li=BBnb7Kz

Just another day in the Trump kakistocracy.

[NCTraveler]

1. I should just believe...

That these people are talked about in glowing terms by high ranking government official in the Trump administration yet they know little to nothing about each other under transparency. We aren’t properly vetting people with serious access.

[TheOther95Percent]

2. Extreme Vetting, Right.

He kept his job after his ex-wife told the FBI that "He threw me on the bed and punched me in the face." How many more wife beaters are working in the White House?

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Question: how the hell does a person handle stuff in the Office of the

President, and not have a completed background check nor security clearance?

Has there ever been a more incompent administration in history?

[Ilsa]

4. Here is how the conversation goes:

Agent 1: Gee, this guy Porter has a history of violence. Very personal stuff, physical and verbal abuse against his ex-wives, even as soon as a honeymoon!

Agent 2: yeah, one of his exes had to get a restraining order.

Agent 1: Are you going report this to Priebus? What about the pictures?

Agent 2: We have to tell them about the abuse, but we don't have to make a big deal about it. If we not let them see the black-eye picture, then they have more deniability. It's obvious they want this guy. He has a betterr curriculum vitae than anyone else in the WH.

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I could easily see this happening. I can also fathom trump and priebus and kelly knowing all of it and ignoring it. After all, ethics and the FBI have let them get away with so much stuff. So what if Porter can't get top secret clearance.

[brush]

6. I think the FBI reported it all right, but they choose to ignore it...

hoping they could get away with letting the guy skate through.

[Old Vet]

7. You are correct brush, I dont believe anything this administration says........

[brush]

5. More lies. They expect us to believe that after a year on the job...

and no clearance Kelly and trump weren't notified by the FBI that there was a problem?