Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushes for Kelly to face the press over Porter scandal

[DonViejo]

Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants senior officials to brief reporters directly as the furor continues unabated.

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN, MATTHEW NUSSBAUM, ANDREW RESTUCCIA and ELIANA JOHNSON 02/14/2018 07:14 PM EST Updated 02/14/2018 10:10 PM EST

Nine days into the Rob Porter scandal, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is pushing for senior officials who made the decisions surrounding the former White House staff secretary's security clearance to take over the task of explaining—and defending—those decisions to the public.

Since Tuesday, when FBI director Chris Wray in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee contradicted her account of how Porter’s background check was handled, Sanders has moved to have White House counsel Don McGahn or chief of staff John Kelly brief the press directly, according to a person close to the White House.

The issue remained unresolved at the time Wednesday’s briefing was canceled due to a school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, according to the person.

“I think the president is going to side with her,” this person said. “I think the president is going to want them to clear it up.”

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[JI7]

1. Isn't shs one of those who hasn't gotten security clearance ?

[vlyons]

2. a wild ass guess

Kelly gets fired Friday night. McGann too.

[riversedge]

3. So Sarah is tired of standing up there and lying for them?

[ProfessorGAC]

4. You Forgot The Word "Too"

She's not tired of lying for her boss. Just tired of lying for the other lying liars in the White House

[Major Nikon]

5. Do your job

Sanders is getting paid to be the designated liar for the administration. Although she should feel stupid for telling obvious lies and getting called out for it every single day, that's what she signed up for.

[Cracklin Charlie]

7. Just like the rest of them.

They are all derelict.

Resign.

[riversedge]

6. The White House was startled by House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdys public statements ea

She has lied for Trump so often that now she is in deep into the stinking sewer.

.....Sanders’ frustration in recent days has been evident as she has been tasked with trying to make sense of sometimes conflicting story lines that have emerged from the White House surrounding the decision to allow Porter, whose second wife obtained a protective order against him during their divorce, to continue working in the White House with only an interim security clearance.

At Tuesday’s briefing, Sanders repeatedly made a point of highlighting the fact that she was not fully briefed on every element of the White House’s handling of the crisis, saying, “I can only give you the best information I have.”

After huddling behind closed doors with her colleagues for much of Wednesday morning, Sanders delayed the regular press briefing twice and then canceled it altogether late Wednesday afternoon, citing a school shooting in Florida as the reason. She kept the door to her office closed to reporters.

The White House was startled by House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy’s public statements early Wednesday criticizing the White House personnel process, according to a second person close to the White House. Gowdy (R-S.C.) announced that he is opening an investigation into Trump’s employment of Porter and what White House officials knew about domestic abuse accusations against him..........