Heard the same thing at an all day Continuing Legal Education course.
There is a pattern to the abuse. They do it and then appear to make up for it and the abuse happens again. The abuser is trying to smother and control the victim. The most dangerous time is when the victim decides to leave the abuser.

(02-11-2018 05:58 PM)JustAnotherAustinOwlStill Wrote:  We are not just talking about any job here – this stuff came up in an FBI background check because it’s a position that needs to have security clearance to see what the POTUS sees. As Chris Christie said this morning (DJT has me quoting *another* person I never thought I’d quote!) the evidence was pretty damn convincing in this one, and it’s not random accusations - it’s FBI vetting for a security clearance.

The reports are that the WH knew about this in January. Of 2017. It’s blowing up in their faces now because they did nothing and tried to hide it. They have known for a year he wasn’t going to get permanent security clearance, but let him continue to work there on his temporary clearance.

That doesn’t even get to the moral issue. Setting aside security clearance, why were they OK with letting a guy like this work with them? Where is their moral compass, their sense of basic decency? But not surprising since Trump did not utter one word of sympathy to the women in his statement. Merely lamented the effect on Porter, the abuser.

My wife volunteers at Safe Place in Austin, which aides women and children who are victims of abuse. It’s really opened my eyes to how much truly horrible stuff goes on out there. It is rarely ever “a one time thing” – most abusers are serial abusers. Women in this country literally die because we as a society don’t take their claims seriously and we send them back to the abusers. And then we wonder why so many won’t speak up. But no, you’re right Donald. The real victims are the abusers.

Just when I think this admin can’t get any more disgusting.