photos were tweeted out of the victim with a black and the whiteay, house said out a statement 12 hours after. why was the white house still saying rob porter was a man of integrity after these circulated? sec. sanders: the comments that were made by members of the white house were based on our personal experience, and we can only expect -- we can only speak to the personal interactions we've had. reporter: why are high-level aides allowed to work with classified information without permanent security clearance? sec. sanders: once again, the fbi and other intelligence communities, they make that determination. that is not something decided by the white house. it is the same way it has been -- i'm sorry? i missed the other part of your question. reporter: can you guarantee you are protecting classified information when you have someone like rob porter without a permit security clearance? sec. sanders: we are taking every step we can to protect classified information. frankly if you guys have such concerns with classified information, there's plenty of of otheras linked out communities we