WASHINGTON — A top White House aide is stepping down following allegationsof domestic abuse by his two ex-wives.

Staff secretary Rob Porter says in a statement the allegations are“outrageous” and “simply false.” He says photos published were taken nearly15 years ago and the “reality behind them is nowhere close to what is beingdescribed.”

Porter adds that he has been transparent and truthful, but will leave theWhite House after a transition period.

Porter’s former spouses recounted physical, verbal and emotional abuse theysay he subjected them to during their marriages.

Porter’s first wife, Colbie Holderness, told the DailyMail.com that Porterchoked and punched her during their five-year marriage.

His second wife, Jennifer Willoughby, also described for the DailyMail.comhow Porter lobbed expletives at her on their honeymoon. – Agencies