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Rob Porter, White House Staff Secretary, has RESIGNED amid allegations he physically and emotionally abused both of his ex wives were revealed last night on Daily Mail.
Porter is currently dating Hope Hicks, White House Communications Director.
He denies the allegations.
Rob Porter, the White House staff secretary, resigned Wednesday after he was accused of physical and emotional abuse by two of his ex-wives.
The resignation came after photos of his first wife’s bruised and battered face surfaced online.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders read a statement from Porter at the daily press briefing on Wednesday minutes after multiple news outlets reported he had resigned.
“These outrageous allegations are simply false. I took the photos given to the media nearly 15 years ago and the reality behind them is nowhere close to what is being described. I have been transparent and truthful about these vile claims, but I will not further engage publicly with a coordinated smear campaign,” Porter said in a statement.
“My commitment to public service speaks for itself. I have always put duty to country first and treated others with respect. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served in the Trump Administration and will seek to ensure a smooth transition when I leave the White House.”
Sanders said Porter’s exit would not be “immediate” so he could help usher in a replacement. She said Porter “was not pressured” to resign and that he made his decision to leave “on his own.”
Porter’s departure is a major blow to the White House staff. He was a member of the chief of staff John Kelly’s inner circle and was responsible for the paper flow to President Trump’s desk.
He frequently traveled with Trump aboard Air Force One and was seen as helping carry out Kelly’s efforts to bring order to a chaotic West Wing.
The abuse allegations became public after the Daily Mail reported Porter was dating White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s closest aides.
