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with Jessica Estepa

OnPolitics Today: So we have questions

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, walks

It's Tuesday, OP readers, and we just have so. Many. Questions. About Rob Porter. About judges. About Angus.

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But seriously, when did the White House know about Rob Porter?

According to FBI Director Christopher Wray, the White House has had an inkling about Rob Porter's background for months.

Wray didn't detail exactly what information was given to the White House, but he told lawmakers that a partial background check report was delivered in March. The bureau then completed its check in July, followed up in November, and closed the file in January.

That contradicts the timeline offered by the White House. Last week, the White House asserted that the background check into Porter, who resigned as staff secretary amid the publication of allegations that he had abused his ex-wives, was never completed. And then, on Tuesday, the White House laid the blame on its personnel security office, saying it hadn't received a recommendation about Porter.

But even then, Press Secretary Sarah Sanders couldn't say when officials learned about the abuse allegations.

Why the shift?

Of the 87 federal judicial nominees Trump has named since becoming president, eighty are white. The rest of the breakdown: One is African American, one is Hispanic and five are Asian Americans.

That amounts to 92% of Trump's judicial picks being white. This last this happened was the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan's nominees were 94% white. Since then, minority enrollment at law schools has grown and presidents - including both of the Republican Bushes - have appointed more minority judges.

So why is this the trend? Per USA TODAY's Richard Wolf: The administration is looking for people who adhere to the twin judicial philosophies of originalism and textualism - strict adherence to the Constitution and federal statutes.

Can we make fetch happen?

Per Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, no. No, we cannot.

In short: Angus, a dog from Hutchinson, Kan., threw his bone into the gubernatorial ring. Fun fact: There are no Kansas laws regulating who can run for state office, including for governor. So while this technically means Angus could be a candidate, Kobach's office disagreed with that interpretation.

So, sadly, there will be no Make Angus Great Again hats to be had.

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