“Is There No Such Thing Any Longer as Due Process?â€
Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to seemingly defend the two White House officials who have resigned this week amid allegations of domestic violence and emotional abuse of a spouse.
“Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation,†the president wrote. “Some are true and some are false. Some are old and some are new. There is no recovery for someone falsely accused – life and career are gone. Is there no such thing any longer as Due Process?â€
Late Friday, speechwriter David Sorensen became the second White House official to resign this week. The Washington Post reported that his resignation came as the outlet was working on a report by Sorensen’s ex-wife, Jessica Corbett. She has claimed that “he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage.â€
The first resignation was that of Trump’s former staff secretary Rob Porter, who has been accused by both his ex-wives of domestic violence. The president drew outrage following his defense of Porter just yesterday. Friday afternoon, Trump told reporters to “remember” that Porter “says he’s innocent,” while saying, “hopefully he will have a great career ahead of him.” Watch:
The scandal has resulted in reports that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was willing to resign over the matter. Kelly, nor the president, has offered any real support or empathy for the victims of domestic abuse.
As MSNBC’s Joy Reid has pointed out, however: