Good morning, everyone, im alex witt at msnbc World Headquarters in new york. 9 00 a. M. And heres whats happening. Not so fast President Trump blocks the democrat memo on russia. The one respond together gop memo, released last week. The reason behind the decision, next. He says hes innocent. And i think you have to remember that. He said very strongly yesterday, that hes innocent. The president s take on one of his top aides resigning over Domestic Abuse allegations. But now theres another resignation from the white house. New details this morning. The fate of hope hicks, new information on where the latest west wing turmoil leaves the longtime trump loyalist. Plus i tried to be that person and then all of the people around him attacked me. From white house to big brother house, omarosa in hushed tones spinning tales from the west wing. Is it selfpromotion or truth, or both . Reaction ahead. And this reaction from capitol hill, President Trumps refusal to authorize release of the dem
This week, we learned more about the best people donald trump hired to staff his administration. Starting with his former staff secretary, rob porter. Both his exwives have accused porter of years of Domestic Violence and abuse. That was not news to some senior members of the administration. White House Counsel down mcgahn knew of the accusations back in january of 2017. Trumps chief of staff, john kelly, learned of the allegations this past fall when he found out that the fbi was delaying porters security clearance. Yet porter stayed on as kellys right hand man, designated to see classified material, despite reports that porter was one of 30 officials working without full security clearance. That list including jared kushner. When the allegations against porter were first made public tuesday night, john kelly defended porter as a man of true integrity and honor. He reversed course the following day after porter first wife, colbie holderness, released this photo showing a black eye she
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