- The White House is refusing to comply with a request from the House Oversight Committee for information on how former top staffer Rob Porter was allowed to work with an interim security clearance.
- Porter resigned in February amid the mounting fallout over allegations of domestic abuse.
- His resignation led White House chief of staff John Kelly to overhaul internal procedures related to security clearances, causing some staffers lose their access to certain types of privileged information.
The White House is refusing to comply with a request from House Oversight Committee’s Republican chairman for information on how top staffer Rob Porter was allowed to work with an interim security clearance in spite of accusations of domestic abuse.
White House Director of Legislative Affairs Marc Short sent a letter to House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) politely neglecting to cooperate with their demands for information on how and why Porter was allowed to continue to work as White House staff secretary, a senior position, for months after the FBI had informed senior White House staff of allegations of spousal abuse. The letter was obtained by TPM Thursday evening, shortly after the committee received it.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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