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In reply to the discussion: When should a domestic abuser be fired from work? [View all]The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,656 posts)is that the FBI wouldn't give him a security clearance, a thing that private employers do not normally require. So right there, the situation is different. The accusations are highly credible - a photograph of a black eye (and Porter hasn't explained how she got it, despite his denials), a no-contact order, a subsequent girlfriend calling one of the ex-wives to ask what to do about his abusive behavior - and certainly enough for the FBI to conclude he should not have a top-level security clearance. For that reason alone he should have been fired, or not hired in the first place.
What private employers decide to do about an employee about whom there are credible reports of domestic abuse but no criminal conviction will depend on particular circumstances. How does the person behave at work? Does he seem to have problems with anger? Is he respectful toward the women he works with? How long ago did the incidents occur? If the accusations become generally known, how does that affect the person's work? As for working in the WH, regardless of the security clearance, arguably people who work in the highest levels of our government should be held to a higher standard.