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Home Front: Politix
Ex-wife of Rob Porter fires back at White House amid abuse scandal
2018-02-12
[The Hill] Jennie Willoughby, an ex-wife of former White House staff secretary Rob Porter, fired back at President Trump and the White House after Trump praised Porter following domestic abuse allegations.
Reject me at your own peril! I will not remain silent.
In a piece published in Time, Willoughby wrote about how it felt to watch Trump and other members of the White House come to Porter's defense, even after Porter announced he was resigning following multiple reports that he was abusive to his ex-wives, including Willoughby.

"I can’t say I was surprised. But when Donald Trump repeated twice that Rob declared his innocence, I was floored," she wrote.
I have now become a handsomely paid spokesperson for sexual cannibalism.
"What was his intent in emphasizing that point? My friend turned to me and said, 'The President of the United States just called you a liar.' Yes. And so he did," she wrote.

She also cited Trump's tweet Saturday in which he said lives are being ruined by "a mere allegation" and questioned whether there was "such thing any longer as Due Process?"
"There it is again. The words 'mere allegation' and 'falsely accused' meant to imply that I am a liar. That Colbie Holderness is a liar," she wrote. "That the work Rob was doing in the White House was of higher value than our mental, emotional or physical wellbeing. That his professional contributions are worth more than the truth. That abuse is something to be questioned and doubted."

Willoughby went on to write in Time that the issue is deeper than Trump. Society as a whole, she said, has a "fear of addressing our worst secrets."

Posted by:Besoeker

#8  Jennie and Rob did not choose wisely.
Posted by: S. Omolet4728   2018-02-12 17:03  

#7  Aren't these investigations handled by contractors? Mine always have been.
Posted by: S. Omolet4728   2018-02-12 16:25  

#6  Always willing to stoke the fires of conspiracy - is it possible the FBI 'lost' the information on Porter's (alleged) abuses to further embarrass the POTUS?

Somebody tell me it can't be!
Posted by: Bobby   2018-02-12 15:10  

#5  FBI sat on his background check just for this kind of PR.

My own experience with FBI background checks. If the subject is married the FBI normally delve first into details of their marriage.
Posted by: Woodrow   2018-02-12 13:31  

#4  Seems to me the Democratic memo(?), the Grassley referral, and the Nunes Memo have disappeared.

We had two senior DoJ officials suddenly resign over the weekend.

I don't want to make light and marginalize domestic violence and spousal abuse, but all of this and the phoney feud between Pence and the Olympian, seem to smack of "Squirrel" as the media has done a deep dive into the trivial to avoid covering the dossier and the false narrative.

Rather than report how the dossier was a set up, as was the surveillance of Porter, they are going to other topics.
Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom   2018-02-12 12:54  

#3  As the causative factors are further revealed through her very public statements, they may indicate Mr. Porter is indeed guilty of the charges and simply fled the union for her safety.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-12 07:57  

#2  You sound surprised Besoeker - haven't you yet grasped that "I won't accept any limitations on my behavior - making sure that there are no adverse consequences for me is society's duty!" is what modern feminism (and the rest of the isms) is all about?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-02-12 04:44  

#1  The country and the Trump administration meaning nothing. Porter must DIE! It's all about ME, ME, ME !
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-02-12 04:17  

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