Porter was up for promotion despite abuse allegations
Porter
(CNN)  Rob Porter  was involved in serious discussions to be promoted when  he  abruptly resigned from the White House last week amid allegations that  he  abused  his  two ex-wives  multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
 His  anticipated elevation further highlights how top White House officials were willing to overlook indications from the FBI that there were potential abuse allegations in  his  background in exchange for professional competence in a tumultuous West Wing.
 Porter  had been actively lobbying to take on new policy portfolios outside the traditional scope of the staff secretary  one person familiar with the matter said  which included speechwriting duties and a role in planning policy rollouts. Neither of those tasks is traditionally carried out by the staff secretary.
One of the areas  Porter  was set to delve further into was trade policy  according to the person.  Porter  was a regular attendee at a weekly trade meeting among top-level administration officials.
 He  was also being considered for the deputy chief of staff position  another source familiar with the situation said. CNN reported Friday that Jim Carroll  who served as the deputy chief of staff for less than three months  was stepping down to helm the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
(CNN)   [TGT] was involved in serious discussions to be promoted when   [TGT]   abruptly resigned from the White House last week amid allegations that   [TGT]   abused   [TGT]   two ex-wives  multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN.
  [TGT]   anticipated elevation further highlights how top White House officials were willing to overlook indications from the FBI that there were potential abuse allegations in   [TGT]   background in exchange for professional competence in a tumultuous West Wing.
  [TGT] had been actively lobbying to take on new policy portfolios outside the traditional scope of the staff secretary  one person familiar with the matter said  which included speechwriting duties and a role in planning policy rollouts. Neither of those tasks is traditionally carried out by the staff secretary.
One of the areas   [TGT] was set to delve further into was trade policy  according to the person.   [TGT] was a regular attendee at a weekly trade meeting among top-level administration officials.
  [TGT]   was also being considered for the deputy chief of staff position  another source familiar with the situation said. CNN reported Friday that Jim Carroll  who served as the deputy chief of staff for less than three months  was stepping down to helm the Office of National Drug Control Policy.