president, sets the president's schedule, controls the flow of paper across the president's desk. so to a certain extent he controls the president's access to information. we learned today rob porter has been doing that job all without being approved for a security clearance. which is for itself probably a bit of a scandal for a person who is seeing everything that crosses the president's desk. the reason why he couldn't get security clearance reportedly has to do with allegations of domestic violence from each of his two previous wives. the heez ase are allegations h denies, but the white house reportedly learned of last fall. and the fbi learned he had spoken to both of his exwives who boekt reportedly described to the fbi of his alleged abuse.