It seems fairly clear that Hope Hicks was in on this early and may have considered the accusations as catty remarks from ex-wives of her boyfriend. Porter was her boyfriend and it is likely she provided an active defense. The article notes that she took the dominant role in writing the release on behalf of Kelly. Since Porter had previously contacted his ex-wives trying to have them back off, it would be likely Hicks took the initiative to control this issue in the White House considering her close relationship with Trump.
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Donât you mean she has to threaten them with a stick if they donât come across?
âThe accounting of White House chief of staff John Kellyâs knowledge about the allegations against Porter are a little fuzzier than McGahnâsâ Wasnât that around the time Kelly was busy lying about Congresswoman Frederica Wilson.
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Thank you for putting together the two tick-rocks on this one. The first (and most obvious) is Rob Porterâs story, whichânow that Trump or more likely Kelly has forced him to resignâis concerned mostly with staying out of jail. He undoubtedly lied on his SF-86 (that is the extraordinarily intrusive form all federal employees who need security clearances must supply) and to the FBI during his personal interview.
This Groper Golden Boy has lost his meal ticket; if Hope Hicks has ANY sense at all (TBD) she has now dumped him as well. The one thing we know about #wifebeaters is that this isnât just a one-off; itâs learned behavior and it is reinforced each time the perp gets away with it. Only death stops it. Unfortunately, most of the time itâs the death of the wife. Iâm sure he could justify his way out of that one (it was an accident, I didnât do it, she fell and hit her head)
Lying to the FBI, OTOH, is a felony.
The second tick-took (and more important to the Republic, IMO) concerns John Kelly, For months, the MSM has been going on and on about how he is the adult in the room who will somehow keep Trump inside some kind of imaginary guardrails.
He is not. He is a disgrace to the uniform he once wore. He is absolutely anti-American in his zeal to âget ridâ of immigrants, and during his term at Homeland Security did his best (and has succeeded, in large part) in transforming ICE into the American Gestapo. It no longer goes after demonstrable criminals; it goes after easy pickings, and apparently is using information given by DACA Kids to hunt them down.
Only an imbecile will ever believe the Federal Govermentâs promises of confidentiality for at last a generation, maybe more.
But we know more, and worse. We already know that Kelly is a racist (Charlottesville, and Dreamers); he is a misogynist (âwomen used to be sacredââuntil of course they stop being compliant Barbies, in which case, clearly, itâs OK to beat the hell out of them.). He is contemptuous of civilian control of the military (the La David Johnson rant from the podium of the White House in which he said he would ONLY answer questions from press representatives who knew Gold Star Families); he despises African-American women (The Congresswoman, about whom he made up a story, which when shown to be a lie he has to this day refused to retract). He is arrogant. He is dangerous. And a man like that, who traded on the memory of his dead son for personal advancement and who will rot forever at the bottom level of hell, would have no problem with ordering his subordinates to lie in public.
He is a real threat to the Republic not just because he believes, and is busily implementing every bigoted, racist, anti-Constitutional, and unGodly notion of his master, but he continues to wear, falsely, a veneer of respectability.
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I hope there is another article dedicated to the security clearance aspect of this, looking at the question of what materials Porter was handling.
That deserves to get continued attention.
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I sure agree with that. I wish theyâd look at everyone working in the WH for their security clearance. Obviously nobody there really gives one shit but somebody should.
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Both wives sought counseling from Mormon lay clergy. Here is what one was told:
âWhen I tried to get help, I was counseled to consider carefully how what I said might affect his career,â Willoughby wrote in a blog post last year, adding later, âFriends and clergy didnât believe me. And so I stayed.
So would this have been leaked to Hatch? Seems as though Porter was being groomed for a position of power.
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This Groper Golden Boy
Generic term or specific allegations?
This is a pretty damning timeline. Especially in light of the continued accusations of laxity coming from this administration regarding Muellerâs removal of Strzok & Page upon learning of their affair and (IMO fairly innocuous) text messages. Mueller found out, he immediately took action - but thatâs still wasnât good enough for the Republicans who claim âhe should have known!â Here you have the FBI learning about Porterâs serious and horrifying actions, notifying officials, refusing to grant his clearance - and yet, no one decided to do anything about until it hit the papers. Once again.
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Thatâs ok. Thereâs still no difference between Trump and HRC.
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Let me just say this first and upfront.
I was a child of an abusive household.
I married two abusive men.
I work at a shelter for abused women.
And still, to me, the bigger story here is the fact that this guy was allowed to work without a full security clearance in proximity to some of our most top secret information.
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