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FBI hangs Kelly out to dry: Director contradicts White House as he says they had FOUR warnings about Rob Porter going back to last March – and his background check was completed by July

That account seemingly conflicted with Wray's testimony today on Capitol Hill.  

 

'I think you need to be very clear about – there's multiple groups here. The White House Personnel Security Office, which is staffed by career officials, would have, may have received information, but they had not completed their process and made a recommendation to the White House for adjudication,' Sanders insisted.

Multiple White House spokespersons, however, ignored repeated requests on Tuesday to explain how the Office of Personnel Security works and who is in charge of it.

Porter was forced out of his job as President Donald Trump's staff secretary this month following DailyMail.com reports about domestic violence accusations from his two ex-wives.

Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said Tuesday – without mentioning Porter by name – that while it can be 'necessary to have some type of preliminary clearance in order to fill a slot,' people with such temporary statuses shouldn't have the same contact with classified material as people with permanent clearances. 

'Access has to be limited in terms of the kinds of information they can be in a position to receive or not receive,' Coats said.

Keyquestions: Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and Rob Porter's latest lover is at the center of the storm over how he remained in his job after four FBI warnings about the testimony of his ex-wives and ex-girlfriend 

Key questions: Hope Hicks, the White House communications director and Rob Porter's latest lover is at the center of the storm over how he remained in his job after four FBI warnings about the testimony of his ex-wives and ex-girlfriend 

 Spotted:Hope Hicks was seen leaving her home for the White House on Tuesday morning, just before the FBI's bombshell revelation under oath

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