White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Tuesday that the White House’s personnel security office’s investigation into former aide Rob Porter was still underway last week when he resigned amid allegations of domestic abuse, even though she said at Monday’s news briefing the process was handled by law enforcement.
“The White House personnel security office, staffed by career officials, received information last year in what they considered to be the final background investigation report in November,†Sanders said. “But they had not made a final recommendation for adjudication to the White House because the process was still ongoing when Rob Porter resigned.â€
That explanation differed dramatically from the one Sanders offered at Monday’s briefing, when she told reporters that the process of issuing a security clearance “doesn't operate within the White House. It's handled by our law enforcement and intelligence community.â€
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/13/white-house-rob-porter-personnel-office-investigation-407274