As many folks as they can to get this thing over with. i want to talk about scrutiny over john kelly s rule over the reporter who resigned yesterday after it became public that he allegedly abused his ex-wife. some lawmakers are now raising some key questions. what did the white house chief of staff know and when? listen to this. the staff secretary sees literally everything the president sees. and to have someone in that job for 14 months with no national security clearance is outrageous, and john kelly owns that and has some very tough questions to answer, not just about why he s still defending him, which is outrageous, but about why you would allow somebody to be in this position who can be so easily blackmailed. it s crazy. just a short time ago, senator kennedy to our john berman, i don t care if you re a road scholar, you can t beat the hell out of your spouse. he said the chief of staff made a bad decision to keep rob on
Staff. this is a significant position. it s a significant, huge role in the white house. it s all about figuring out what the president should see and when he should see it. whether it s executive orders. porter would be vetting legal documents as well, and over the last many months, particularly once reince priebus was no longer in that chief of staff role, i think his profile in the white house and his portfolio certainly grew over these last months because he had the full faith of john kelly who, of course, is still now calling him a pretty good guy and saying that he s an honorable person. mj, you ve spoken to porter s two ex-wives who allege that he emotionally and physically abused them. what s interesting, though, is that you said especially in light of porter s vehement denial that any of this is true. he used the word vile to