the trump administration changing its story again about the white house s handling of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide rob port or. hours after chris wray. the fbi submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in march. and then a completed background investigation in late july that soon thereafter we received asks for follow-up inquiry. and we did the follow-up and provided that information in november. and that we administratively closed the file in january. and then earlier this month we received some additional information and passed that on as well. reporter: prior to wray s
christopher wray on the hill yesterday. all of this has put john kelly president trump hot seat. and rumors are that he might be replaced soon. the trump administration changing its story again about the white house s hamming of domestic abuse allegations against former top aide rob porter. hours after fbi director chris wray offered a timeline about when porter s security clearance investigation was completed that directly contradicted the white house s accounts. the fbi submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in march. and then a completed background investigation in late july that soon therefore we received asks for follow-up inquiry. and we did the follow-up and provided that information in november and that we administratively closed the file
ex-wives could have damaging information on him. a white house official telling cnn tonight, the chief of staff was reluctant to dig into what white house counsel don mcgahn knew about porter. so this white house is doing what it always does. it s stonewalling, changing their story, flat-out lying. even though fbi director christopher wray blew all of that right out of the water today by simply stating the facts. the fbi submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in march. and then a completed background investigation in late july that soon thereafter we received requests for follow up inquiry. and we did the follow up and provided that information in november. and then we administratively closed the file in january. and then earlier this month, we
requests for follow up inquiry. and we did the follow up and provided that information in november. and then we administratively closed the file in january. and then earlier this month, we received some additional information and we passed that on, as well. so in the face of those facts, that the fbi repeatedly briefed the white house on its investigation beginning months earlier than the white house admitted, sarah sanders changed her story today, claiming that even though the fbi s investigation was, in fact, complete, the white house personnel security office hasn t made a final recommendation. but when it came to answering questions about what john kelly knew and when he knew it, even she seemed to be running out of road, resorting four times to some version of i can only give you the best information i have. is the white house still maintaining that john kelly really had no idea about these allegations of domestic abuse
much. it s 2:00 p.m. in washington. we re asking two big questions after the nation s spy chiefs went before the senate intel committee. one, are we, the united states, ready for another onslaught of russian interference in this year s elections? we re taking a lot of specific efforts to blunt russian efforts by the president? not specifically directed by the president. the second big question, who s lying? the white house or donald trump s fbi pick, christopher wray? the fbi submitted a partial report on the investigation in question in march. and then a completed background investigation in late july that is soon thereafter we received requests for follow up inquiry. and we did the follow up and provided that information in november. and then we administratively closed the file in january.