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I mean, the presidents response to me was reminiscent, of course, of roy moore, but also of charlottesville. you know, you know, both sides you know and really covering for porter. and i think at his heart because the president has been accused of very similar behavior himself, i mean lets not forget the 12 women who have accused him of harassment and assault, that he cant possibly take the side and understand the plight of women who are trying to survive domestic violence. and the white house i...

Thats just the half of it. "washington post" reported last night that dozens of white house employees are awaiting permanent security clearances while cnn says that 30 to 40 white house officials in the administration political appointees are still operating without full security clearances. one of those aides according to both reports is the presidents son-in-law jared kushner. politico reports john kelly was told several weeks ago that the fbi would recommend denying full security clearances t...

The porter scandal has revealed some serious security issues for the trump administration. according to "washington post," white house counsel don mcgahn knew about rob porters domestic abuse allegations for a year and did nothing. "in january 2017 when mcgahn learned of the allegations he wanted porter to stay because he saw the harvard law train add capitol hill veteran as a steadying professional voice in the white house. his view didnt change in june when the fbi flagged some of its findings...

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Accusations against him. >> amid domestic abuse allegations, just like the case with porter, the reporting that we have now, the ex-wife of this staffer told the fbi about the alleged abuse as part of a background check back in the fall. new details on that next. tax-efficient investing strategies, and a dedicated advisor to help you grow and protect your wealth. fidelity wealth management. to help you grow and protect your wealth. this new day. looks nothing like yesterday. roads nowhere to be ...

The face is what i want to say to people that work in this field, to survivors of this and to 40 years of work to say that this kind of thing isnt just some private matter that you just scoff off. >> this is exactly why it is so difficult for women to come forward because they know that they will be met with this kind of denial propping up the abuser, describing him as nice to them so therefore, it means that he could not possibly have committed violence. and you know, i mean when you look at po...

The face is what i want to say to people that work in this field, to survivors of this and to 40 years of work to say that this kind of thing isnt just some private matter that you just scoff off. >> this is exactly why it is so difficult for women to come forward because they know that they will be met with this kind of denial propping up the abuser, disdescribing him as nice to them so therefore, it means that he could not possibly have committed violence. and you know, i mean when you look at...

>> that the accusations were true. 20 minutes later he was gone. >> 40 minutes later he was gone. that echoes the story that kelly directed senior staff to adopt in a meeting this morning according to "the washington post." telling those in attendance to say he took action to remove porter within 40 minutes of learning the abuse allegations were credible. but with hour of that meeting, staff were already leaking to "the post" that his account was false which is plainly and painfully obvious from...

The porter scandal has revealed some serious security issues for the trump administration. according to "washington post," white house counsel don mcgahn knew about rob porters domestic abuse allegations for a year and did nothing. "in january 2017 when mcgahn learned of the allegations he wanted porter to stay because he saw the harvard law train add capitol hill veteran as a steadying professional voice in the white house. his view didnt change in june when the fbi flagged some of its findings...

We also know every reports that senior trump aides have known for months about the allegations against porter including white house counsel don mcgahn who was first alerted over a year ago and kelly himself who learned last fall of the allegations were holding up porters area security clearance. today kelly explained he wasnt told the details. >> you had some indication, right? last year about the nature of -- >> in november i did an update on some of the investigations. and the uptake was there...