Rob Porter claimed ex-wife's black eye was due to a fall: report

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Rob Porter claimed ex-wife's black eye was due to a fall: report
By Avery Anapol - 02/13/18 04:50 PM EST

Former White House staff secretary Rob Porter reportedly blamed his ex-wife's black eye on a fall while defending himself against abuse allegations in an off-the-record meeting with four journalists last week.

According to a Politico report on Tuesday, Porter told The New York Times' Maggie Haberman, The Washington Post's Josh Dawsey, Axios' Jonathan Swan and The Wall Street Journal's Michael Bender that his ex-wife, Colbie Holderness, had fallen during a vacation in Florence and bruised her eye.

Porter resigned from his White House post last Wednesday following reports of his two ex-wives accusing him of past emotional and physical violence. Holderness also shared photos of herself with a black eye that she said Porter gave to her.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/373689-rob-porter-claimed-ex-wifes-black-eye-was-due-to-a-fall-report

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She fell and hit her head on his fist by accident.

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The White House has faced mounting scrutiny over its handling of the allegations against Porter. Reports emerged Tuesday that the White House arranged an off-the-record meeting between Porter and the four reporters after the accusations were made public.

The ex-wives have made their statements under penalty of perjury.  Porter talks to reporters off the record.  Got it.