Trey Gowdy, Chairman of the Oversight Committee, said this morning on CNN that he’s troubled by about every aspect of this Rob Porter story. He wants to know ‘how in the hell’ Rob Porter could keep his job in the White House after these allegations of domestic abuse:
Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy on allegations of spousal abuse against former top White House aide Rob Porter: “How in the hell was he still employed… How do you have any job if you have credible allegations of domestic abuse?” https://t.co/vuNO7b7riO https://t.co/nHySCCvUGb
— CNN (@CNN) February 14, 2018
Gowdy also confirmed to CNN that the Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into this to find out what Don McGann and John Kelly knew, when they knew it and to what extent they knew of his domestic abuse allegations:
Chairman Trey Gowdy says the House Oversight Committee is "directing inquiries" to the FBI about Rob Porter https://t.co/0xN6S6UOoF
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) February 14, 2018