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March 9, 2018

White House Stonewalling House Oversight Committee Probe into Rob Porter
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The White House is refusing to comply with the House Oversight
Committee's investigation into how former White House staff secretary
Rob Porter was allowed to work with interim security clearances. The FBI
says Porter didn't receive full security clearances because his
background check was held up by accusations of verbal and physical abuse
by his two ex-wives. The White House knew these allegations were holding
up his background check, but it continued to allow him to serve in the
administration until Porter was forced to resign when evidence of the
abuse surfaced, including photos showing Porter's first wife, Colbie
Holderness, with a black eye.


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