I don’t know about these things. The info I get is pretty late and filtered. What I heard (probably on FOX, however reliable that is) that Porter was being investigated for clearance, nothing had turned up, but the investigation wasn’t complete.
So, one possibility is that the above is true, and the wives came out of the woodwork, but the FBI hadn’t caught it yet. If that’s the case, there’s no need for Kelly to fall on his sword.
Another is that everything was known, they thought it could be suppressed, and he was such a great fit for the job that they had to have him. That seems less likely to me.
But again, I’m well aware that I have no facts. I’m just thinking about possibilities.
Or the FBI deliberately withheld the information.
DON’T GO GEN KELLY