(02-07-2018 10:55 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(02-07-2018 06:14 PM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(02-07-2018 05:45 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  In a similar vein, with all of this news about Rob Porter (WH Staff Secretary) and his history of domestic violence, I've heard it mentioned that his full security clearance was delayed by the FBI because of these accusations. One of Porter's jobs was to vet what material went to Trump (see below).

Quote: As it goes now, Porter must vet and clear all news articles, legal documents, internal and external policy memos, and agency reports before they make it to Kelly's desk.

http://www.businessinsider.com/rob-porte...ary-2017-8
If that's true, it would not be crazy to wonder if classified material was included in the materials he reviewed. If it was, and he reviewed/handled it, wouldn't that be a big no-no? It will be interesting to see if this gets picked up and discussed (I heard about it from a talking head on the news).

Porter wouldn't get to touch classified material without a clearance. That's just how it works. Not sure how they did it, but that's pretty ironclad.

What I am seeing is that Porter was allowed to handle classified material in his role, despite not fully being cleared. It will be interesting to see if somehow, despite not having a full clearance, he was still cleared to handle classified materials.

Quote:In fact, Porter had reportedly not received permanent security clearance because of the order, which is notable because his job was to handle all documents that went to Trump, which included a great deal of classified material. Staffers can receive temporary clearance to view classified material while waiting for final clearance. (White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders refused to comment on the status of Porter’s clearance during Wednesday’s briefing.)

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...er/552704/

My guess is that he was cleared to handle the material, and it wasn't John Kelly et. al. passing information to him to review before Trump got it, but we'll see. Did think it was a relevant topic.

Politico is reporting that Kelly knew that Porter and several others working on temporary clearances were going to be denied permanent clearance.

Also sounds like the only "new" info Kelly got on Porter was that there were pictures. So I guess he's OK with his staff beating the crap out of their spouses....so long as there are no pictures.