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February 7: Rob Porter RESIGNS from White
House after ex-wife tells DailyMail.com that Hope Hicks' new boyfriend choked,
punched and belittled her about her weight...and the FBI knew all about it
On Tuesday night,
Porter's second ex-wife Jennifer Willoughby, also shared the story of her
abusive marriage with DailyMail.com
Hicks, the White House communications director, reportedly helped craft the
administration’s initial response to the serious domestic violence allegations
against Rob Porter, who resigned from his post as staff secretary. That included
Kelly’s laudatory statement, which called Porter “a man of true integrity and
honor.”
https://www.vox.com/2018/2/9/16995848/trump-hope-hicks-rob-porter-scandal
February 9:
Inexcusable ... Domestic abuse is a serious problem in the United States whether
the president knows it or not.
President Donald Trump just can't stay away from
controversy. The president Friday made his first public comments regarding the
resignation of now-former White House aide Rob Porter. Porter was under fire
this week after allegations surfaced regarding his long history of domestic
violence.
Trump should have condemned Porter's actions. Instead, he did the exact
opposite, saying "we certainly wish him well" and "we hope that he will have a
wonderful career."
The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports that nearly 20 people
are physically abused by a current or former romantic partner every 60 seconds.
Each year, that adds up to more than 10 million victims of abuse.
Women are particularly vulnerable. Roughly 25 percent of women will experience
severe physical abuse from an intimate partner during their lifetime. For men,
that number is 14 percent.
February 9: President Trump appeared to
defend two recently resigned members of his staff accused of domestic abuse on
Saturday, arguing in a tweet for due process and saying that people's lives are
being destroyed by "a mere allegation."
February 9:
Another Trump Staffer Resigns Following Domestic Violence Accusations
White House speechwriter David Sorenson quit his job today after his ex-wife
Jessica Corbett accused Sorenson being emotionally abusive and violent during
their two-year marriage. Sorenson worked under senior policy advisor Stephen
Miller, and was previously a top policy advisor to Maine Gov. Paul LePage.
https://www.thecut.com/2018/02/another-trump-staffer-resigns-after-domestic-violence-claims.html
February 10: David Sorensen, a member of the
Trump administration's speechwriting team, has resigned after being accused of
domestic abuse, a White House official says.
He is the second administration official to resign this week over domestic abuse
allegations, after top White House staffer Rob Porter resigned on Wednesday.
October 16: States Are Challenging New
Policy That Denies Asylum to Survivors of Domestic Violence
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia filed an amicus brief in support of
a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s new policy that denies asylum to
applicants fleeing domestic or gang violence.The policy hits women and
children—the most common survivors of domestic abuse—particularly hard.
According to District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, the
administration’s new policy “ignores
decades of state, federal, and international law.” As the
friend-of-the-court filing asserts, “Federal law requires that all asylum claims
be adjudicated on the particular facts and circumstances of the claim,” the
filing reads, “and such a bar violates that principle.”
