John Kelly’s future uncertain amid fallout from Rob Porter abuse scandal

Published February 14, 2018 6:00pm ET



President Trump has spent the past week weighing a change in the leadership of his West Wing as the fallout from chief of staff John Kelly’s handling of a major personnel crisis continues to engulf the White House.

Kelly’s initial decision to stand by Rob Porter, the former staff secretary who resigned last week amid allegations of domestic abuse, has come under harsh scrutiny now that the FBI has made clear the chief of staff knew about Porter’s history for months before the scandal broke publicly.

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