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Article snippet: White House chief of staff MORE on Friday expressed remorse for how the White House handled the response to domestic abuse allegations against former top aide Rob Porter. Kelly also defended himself, saying he only knew about claims of emotional abuse and was unaware of accusations that Porter struck one of his ex-wives when he publicly praised Porter. “We didn’t cover ourselves in glory in how we handled that,” Kelly told reporters at the White House. Kelly said he first learned of “serious” accusations against Porter through the media. He said Porter had denied the allegations, which Porter allegedly did by telling a group of journalists that his ex-wife had injured her eye in a fall. Kelly said Porter was a well-respected member of Trump’s team and the allegations left the staff shaken. “The man we all knew, it was an absolute shock,” Kelly said. The Porter saga sent the White House into a tailspin from which it is still struggling to recover. It was one of the lowest points for Kelly, who was hired as chief of staff to impose order on a chaotic West Wing. But Kelly pushed back on reports that he offered to resign over his handling of Porter. “I have absolutely nothing to even consider resigning over,” he said. After a Daily Mail report first broke that Porter had grabbed one of his ex-wives and swore at her, Kelly praised him as “a man of true integrity and honor” and “a friend, a confidant and a trusted professional.” Those comments triggered widespread c... Link to the full article to read more