JUST IN: FBI Director Wray gives timeline on Rob Porter background check. nbcnews.to/2BUNT2A • Submitted partial report in March • Completed background investigation in late July • Received request for follow up, provided info in November • Closed the file in January • Received and passed on new info earlier this month | NBC News

BREAKING: "We wish him well. He worked very hard," President Trump says in defense of resigning White House staff secretary Rob Porter, who faces domestic abuse allegations. http://nbcnews.to/2BMEnPf | NBC News

Does President Donald J. Trump believe the women who accused Rob Porter of abuse? White House press secretary Sarah Sanders: “The President takes all of these accusations very seriously. He believes in due process.” http://cnn.it/2svjTGE | CNN