Democrats and some Republicans question Trump’s vetting process after Shanahan withdrawal

Senators from both parties are asking why they did not have advance notice of the domestic violence incidents in Patrick Shanahan’s family that ended his bid to become President Trump’s permanent defense secretary, calling his nomination’s collapse the latest example of shoddy White House vetting.

“Look what happens when you don’t vet,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters Tuesday. “This Shanahan fiasco shows . . . what a mess the administration’s national security and foreign policy is.”

With his withdrawal and resignation, Shanahan joins several other former candidates for prominent Cabinet and military leadership positions in the Trump administration who bowed out after compromising details came to light. That list includes Trump’s first picks to lead the Army and

View the complete June 18 article by Karoun Demirjian on The Washington Post website here.

Rob Porter, White House Aide, Resigns After Accusations of Abuse

The following article by Maggie Haberman and Katie Roger was posted on the New York Times website February 7, 2018:

Rob Porter, the White House staff secretary, left, with Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to President Trump, on Monday in Washington. Credit Pete Marovich, The New York Times

WASHINGTON — As the White House staff secretary, Rob Porter is not a public figure, but he is responsible for paper flow to the president, a job of crucial importance in the Trump administration. He frequently travels with President Trump on Air Force One, and he helped write Mr. Trump’s first State of the Union address last month.

But despite initial support from John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, and other West Wing staff aides, Mr. Porter announced his resignation on Wednesday, a day after his two former wives accused him in interviews of physical abuse when they were married to him.

His troubles were not a complete secret at the White House: Two people close to the White House said that the allegations against him made by his former wives, Colbie Holderness and Jennifer Willoughby, had contributed to a delay in granting him a permanent security clearance.

In a statement, Mr. Porter said that “these allegations are simply false,” even as details of the alleged abuse and photographs of one of his former wives with a black eye that she said he had given her were widely circulated. Continue reading “Rob Porter, White House Aide, Resigns After Accusations of Abuse”

Sarah Palin’s Eldest Son Track Has Been Arrested For Domestic Violence In Alaska: Report

The following article by Casey Quackenbush was posted on the Time website December 18, 2017:

Track Palin, the oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, was arraigned Sunday morning according to online court documents, NBC News reports. He was arraigned on charges related to domestic violence, including felony burglary, assault in the fourth degree, and criminal mischief for causing $250 and $999 worth of property damage.

The attorney of Sarah and Todd Palin said neither were able to comment on the incident. Continue reading “Sarah Palin’s Eldest Son Track Has Been Arrested For Domestic Violence In Alaska: Report”

Trump campaign CEO once charged in domestic violence case

Where it took footage from Oprah Winfrey of Andy Puzder’s wife talking about domestic abuse, we thought returning to this would be appropriate.  It kind of disappeared under all the other Trump hoopla during the campaign: