Robert Roger Porter (born October 25, 1977) is an American lawyer and former political aide who served as White House Staff Secretary for President Donald Trump from January 20, 2017, until February 7, 2018.

Porter resigned his position as White House Staff Secretary after domestic abuse allegations from both of his former wives came to public attention.

[7][8] After his freshman year at Harvard, he began a two-year stint as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in London.

[3] During the summer of his junior year, Porter completed an internship at the White House and worked for the Domestic Policy Council.

[3] Porter was a Rhodes Scholar, studying Political Theory at the University of Oxford,[3] where his thesis research focused on C. S. Lewis prior to graduation in 2005.

Porter left the role in January 2017, to become White House Staff Secretary for President Donald Trump.

[24] Photographs of Holderness with a black eye and her detailed accounts of Porter's alleged abuse were also made public.

[25] Despite their testimonies and evidence presented, Porter denied his ex-wives' allegations and resigned from his staff secretary post after they became public.

"[27] Porter resigned from the position of White House Staff Secretary on February 7, 2018, following public allegations of spousal abuse from his two ex-wives.

[32] Asked by reporters two days after Porter's resignation, President Donald Trump commented, "He said very strongly yesterday that he's innocent so you have to talk to him about that, but we absolutely wish him well, he did a very good job when he was at the White House.