Are we to believe that Trump was not informed about Porter before this story broke?

[imanamerican63]

RIGHT!!! This from a man who thinks that he is superior to all women!

[Sneederbunk]

1. Probably not. The Administration is a sloppy operation.

[NewJeffCT]

2. I'm more likely to believe that

than Trump not being involved in a conspiracy with the Russians.

[Bleacher Creature]

3. I actually do believe it.

This WH is a disaster, so the idea that it was mismanaged so badly seems to make sense. Plus, domestic abuse just isn't something he cares about, so the only reason to tell him is for PR purposes.

[StevieM]

4. Your point is not a bad one. But remember that this happened in January 2017.

That was very early in the administration, at which point his staff probably still felt inclined to treat him as a normal president. At that point in time I think he would have been informed.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. That makes sense.

The idea of treating him as a normal President has never occurred to me, and never will, but anyone willing to work for him in the first place is almost certainly a bit of a freak show to begin with.

[loyalsister]

6. Would this fall into the presidential "need to know" category?

Maybe with a well meaning, knowledgeable president. With Trump, the category has probably been redefined by his staff. This WH and president are beyond what any of us is familiar with in terms of politics and governing. The presidency as we have known it has been abandoned as Trump has tried to move his own reality into the WH.

[struggle4progress]

7. "Rob Porter, good friend of mine. Like Carter Page. Says Hope was the best piece of ass. Great guy!

The best. The very very best. Everybody says so. I don't know. I never met him. But that's what they say. I'll tell you this. Somebody showed me a picture. I think it was his wife. Not very good looking. Something wrong with her face. She let herself go. Maybe I would have grabbed her by the whatever once. But now? Sad! So, great guy. Good people. A witch hunt. Everybody says so. Why? Hillary. I beat her. And the FBI. Lock her up!"