John Kelly revives Rob Porter abuse scandal and defends his response following claims that he led a 'cover up'
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- White House chief of staff John Kelly defended his handling of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide Rob Porter, contradicting news reports on the matter.
- Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci accused Kelly on Thursday of covering up the allegations against Porter.
White House chief of staff John Kelly defended his handling of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide Rob Porter on Friday, contradicting news reports on the matter.
Kelly, who released a statement praising former staff secretary Rob Porter as "a man of true integrity and honor" even after the Daily Mail reported allegations of physical and verbal abuse made by one of Porter's ex-wives on the evening of February 6. See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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