Rob Porter was involved in the president's trade agenda as part of his role as White House staff secretary.
in the Wall Street Journal, writing in support of President Donald Trump's trade agenda more than one year after his departure from the White House amid accusations of assault from two of his ex-wives.
The former staff secretary resigned from the White House last February, clouded in scandal after media outlets published the accounts of and graphic photos from two of his former wives, who have accused him of domestic abuse. Porter denied the accusations. The revelation that Porter was handling sensitive documents for the president while working with an interim security clearance drew further scrutiny to the West Wing, where it was discovered that other Trump aides, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, also had interim clearances rather than permanent ones.
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