Six Top Officials Have Quit Trump’s White House In The Last 48 Hours



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    Six Top Officials Have Quit Trump’s White House In The Last 48 Hours



    Yesterday, two high ranking officials within the Justice Department resigned: the FBI’s public affairs assistant director Mike Kortan and the DOJ’s counterintelligence and export control chief David Laufman


    Friday evening, the New York Times reported that Associate Attorney General Rachel Brand, the number two official in the Russia investigation, was resigning along with her assistant. That news was followed almost immediately by reports that White House deputy chief of staff John Carroll also resigned after Politico reported Thursday that chief of staff John Kelly was dissatisfied with his performance.
    A few hours after Carroll’s departure, The Washington Post reported that White House speechwriter David Sorensen had also left the administration after his ex-wife accused him of domestic abuse, making him the second Trump staffer accused of violence against women this week.
    Their resignation came 24 hours after White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned amid uncovered allegations of domestic abuse have dominated headlines for nearly three days, but on Friday, two officials — one also in the White House, the other in the Justice Department— roiled Washington as well.
    And more resignations could be around the corner. ABC News also reported Friday that John Kelly told President Donald Trump he was willing to resign amid his role in the Porter scandal.
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