Sanders pushes for Kelly to face the press over Porter scandal

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Sanders pushes for Kelly to face the press over Porter scandal

Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants senior officials to brief reporters directly as the furor continues unabated.

By DARREN SAMUELSOHN, MATTHEW NUSSBAUM, ANDREW RESTUCCIA and ELIANA JOHNSON
  | 02/14/2018 07:14 PM EST
  |  Updated 02/14/2018 10:10 PM EST
 
Nine days into the Rob Porter scandal, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is pushing for senior officials who made the decisions surrounding the former White House staff secretary's security clearance to take over the task of explaining—and defending—those decisions to the public.

Since Tuesday, when FBI director Chris Wray in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee contradicted her account of how Porter’s background check was handled, Sanders has moved to have White House counsel Don McGahn or chief of staff John Kelly brief the press directly, according to a person close to the White House.

The issue remained unresolved at the time Wednesday’s briefing was canceled due to a school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, according to the person.

“I think the president is going to side with her,” this person said. “I think the president is going to want them to clear it up.”

A senior administration official said later Wednesday that Kelly had been set to take the podium until the decision was made to cancel it.

The White House denied there was any plan for Kelly to brief reporters Wednesday. Sanders did not respond to a request for comment.

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https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/14/porter-scandal-white-house-sanders-trump-410797?lo=ap_d1

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                                Minus the Raccoon eyes, Is she getting 'Free Time' in the Presidential Tanning Bed?

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You can tell from the briefing the other day, she was beleaguered.  She begins at about the 13:30 mark.  She's slouching and not particularly confident or energetic throughout.



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It's very difficult to face people with second hand information, then have to revise it the next day.  She's the one taking arrows and it's frustrating if you're not getting the complete story or getting sandbagged.  Look at all the press secretaries Clinton went through.  He drove Dee Dee Myers to drink.