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Another White House Official Resigns Following Abuse Allegations

This is the second resignation because of abuse allegations in the past week.
Posted at 9:48 AM, Feb 10, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-10 09:48:06-05

Another government official resigned this week following abuse allegations made against him.

White House speechwriter David Sorensen's ex-wife Jessica Corbett told The Washington Post that Sorensen was physically and emotionally abusive.

Sorenson resigned Friday. Just two days earlier, another White House official — staff secretary Rob Porter — resigned after two of his ex-wives said he physically and verbally abused them.

In a statement, Sorensen denied the allegations and said he was the "victim of repeated physical violence" during the marriage.