Trump's speechwriter quits over abuse claims

washington, Feb 11: Another White House staffer has quit following allegations of domestic abuse.

David Sorensen, a speechwriter who worked with Stephen Miller, a top advisor to President Donald Trump, resigned Friday after his wife accused him of being abusive during their marriage. reports said.

"Before we were contacted by the media, we learned last night that there were allegations," White House spokesman Raj Shah said. "We immediately confronted the staffer, he denied the allegations and he resigned on saturady."

A White House official told NBC News that Sorensen's background check was ongoing, although his position did not require a security clearance.

Sorensen said in a statement that he, not his wife, was actually the "victim of repeated physical violence" in the marriage, according to the Post.