It’s tough to believe nobody was asking questions about why Porter hadn’t received a full security clearance.

…It’s also really, really hard to understand why the White House didn’t check to make doubly sure that their initial statements about Porter wouldn’t come back to bite them — especially on an issue as sensitive as domestic abuse.

The White House’s Rob Porter debacle is a sign of incompetence or hubris — or both – The Washington Post

Incompetence, pure and simple.