White House aide Rob Porter resigns after allegations from ex-wives

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White House staff secretary Rob Porter, a mostly unknown but deeply influential aide who spends almost every day by President Donald Trump’s side, said Wednesday he plans to resign following abuse allegations from his ex-wives.

In a pair of reports published by the Daily Mail, Porter’s two ex-wives detailed episodes of verbal and physical abuse. The Daily Mail published a copy of a protective order obtained by Porter’s second wife in 2010, and later published photographs of Porter’s first wife with a black eye she said came from Porter punching her.

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That's bad... But this next part is worse:

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Many White House aides were stunned by the revelations about Porter, who had a reputation as a mild-mannered aide whose personality in the West Wing paled in comparison to the bombastic characters that have cycled in out and of the building since Trump took office.

But a senior administration official said Kelly was previously aware of the 2010 protective order, which prevented Porter from getting a full security clearance.

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So Kelly knew all of this... and still had the nerve to say this behind the White house podium “Women were sacred and looked upon with great honor. That’s obviously not the case anymore, as we see from recent cases.”



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CNN: White House communications director Hope Hicks, who has been in a romantic relationship with Rob Porter, was involved in crafting the response to the allegations of domestic abuse leveled against Porter on Tuesday.