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Robert Porter
Occupation politician
Known for Was a key aide to Donald Trump, and is now expected to be called to testify about him

Robert Porter was an aide to Donald Trump, while he was President.[1]

Porter resigned in February 2018 when his two of his ex-wives, Jennifer Willoughby and Colbie Holderness came forward, and claimed he had been extremely abusive, during their marriage.[2] USA Today reported that Porter had had to rely on temporary security passes to enter the White House, because the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation would not clear him for a permanent pass due to his history of abusing his wives.

On January 24, 2019, the House Oversight Committee announced it would be conducting an inquiry into whether Porter and eight other Trump aides had been issued security passes to enter the White House that they didn't qualify for, due to problems with their background.[3]

While at the White House managing the sensitive documents Trump had to deal with had been one of Porter's responsibilities.[2] Politico reported that Porter and nine other senior aides were likely to be called to testify about irregularities and risks in Trump's document handling.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 House Dems step up investigation into Trump’s handling of sensitive records, Politico, 2022-02-25. Retrieved on 2021-03-01. “She specifically asked Ferriero to focus on Trump aides Pat Cipollone, John Kelly, Nicholas Luna, Derek Lyons, Don McGahn, Mark Meadows, Stefan Passantino, Robert Porter, Reince Priebus and Madeleine Westerhout.”
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ex-wife of ousted White House aide Rob Porter says marriage was 'strongly' abusive, USA Today, 2018-20-19. Retrieved on 2022-03-01.
  3. Elijah E. Cummings (2019-01-24). Oversight Committee Launches Investigation of Security Clearance Problems at White House. House Oversight Committee. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved on 2022-03-01. “Cummings’ letter seeks information about reports of security clearance issues involving multiple current and former officials...”
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