| | View in your browser | | | | | The Memo: Spotlight shifts to WH security clearances | The saga over Rob Porter, who resigned as staff secretary at the White House last week, has left broader questions about security clearances hanging in the air.
Porter left the administration after it became public that two ex-wives had accused him of domestic abuse. The political heat of the story was further intensified by shifting White House explanations of who knew what and when about those allegations.
The episode was rendered more explosive because Porter had worked at such a high level. His job involved frequent contact with classified materials and with President Trump himself, even though the FBI had apparently completed its investigation into him and full clearance had not been granted. | Read the full story here | | | | | | | | | | | | | Did a friend forward you this email? | | | | | | | | | | |
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