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House oversight
investigating WH
handling of Rob
Porter
investigating WH
handling of Rob
Porter
CNN.com
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House oversight investigating WH handling of Rob Porter
Washington (CNN)The
House Oversight Committee is investigating the White House's handling
of Rob Porter's employment, chairman Trey Gowdy told CNN Wednesday.
"We
are directing inquiries to people that we think have access to
information we don't have. You can call it official. You can call it
unofficial. Those words don't mean anything to me. What means something
to me is I'm going to direct questions to the FBI that I expect them to
answer," Gowdy, R-South Carolina, told CNN "New Day" co-anchor Alisyn
Camerota.
He added that he was "troubled by almost every aspect" of Porter's employment at the White House.
"How do you have any job if you have credible allegations of domestic abuse? Again, I am biased toward the victim," Gowdy said.
Porter resigned last week from his role as staff secretary amid domestic abuse allegations, which he denies.
FBI
Director Christopher Wray testified Tuesday on Capitol Hill that the
FBI briefed the White House multiple times on its investigation into
Porter last year, contradicting the White House's accounting of when it
learned of the allegations against the former staff secretary and the
status of the FBI's background check investigation to determine whether
Porter could be granted a permanent security clearance.
CNN reported that some senior aides -- including chief of staff John Kelly and
White House counsel Don McGahn -- were aware of both the allegations
against Porter before they became public and of his troubles obtaining a
security clearance. Two of Porter's ex-wives had detailed the
allegations to the FBI during a routine background check into Porter.
"I
would want to know from Don McGahn and General Kelly and anyone else:
What did you know, from whom did you hear it, to what extent did you
hear it and then what actions, if any, did you take? The chronology is
not favorable from the White House," Gowdy said.
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