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Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance
insinceredawg
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What a surprise. Trump lied again.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html
President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, a top-secret security clearance last year, overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials and the White House’s top lawyer, four people briefed on the matter said.
Mr. Trump’s decision in May so troubled senior administration officials that at least one, the White House chief of staff at the time, John F. Kelly, wrote a contemporaneous internal memo about how he had been “ordered” to give Mr. Kushner the top-secret clearance.
The White House counsel at the time, Donald F. McGahn II, also wrote an internal memo outlining the concerns that had been raised about Mr. Kushner — including by the C.I.A. — and how Mr. McGahn had recommended that he not be given a top-secret clearance.
The disclosure of the memos contradicts statements made by the president, who told The New York Times in January in an Oval Office interview that he had no role in his son-in-law receiving his clearance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html
President Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, a top-secret security clearance last year, overruling concerns flagged by intelligence officials and the White House’s top lawyer, four people briefed on the matter said.
Mr. Trump’s decision in May so troubled senior administration officials that at least one, the White House chief of staff at the time, John F. Kelly, wrote a contemporaneous internal memo about how he had been “ordered” to give Mr. Kushner the top-secret clearance.
The White House counsel at the time, Donald F. McGahn II, also wrote an internal memo outlining the concerns that had been raised about Mr. Kushner — including by the C.I.A. — and how Mr. McGahn had recommended that he not be given a top-secret clearance.
The disclosure of the memos contradicts statements made by the president, who told The New York Times in January in an Oval Office interview that he had no role in his son-in-law receiving his clearance.
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Good thing fat boy overrode the NSA process and singulary approved kushner’s security clearance. How else would we have the trump Mideast peace plan! Thanks t!
“In 2018, White House and security clearance officials affirmed that Mr. Kushner’s security clearance was handled in the regular process with no pressure from anyone. That was conveyed to the media at the time, and new stories, if accurate, do not change what was affirmed at the time.”
The decision last year to grant Mr. Kushner a top-secret clearance upgraded him from earlier temporary and interim status. He never received a higher-level designation that would have given him access to need-to-know intelligence known as sensitive compartmented information.
Imagine thinking this is news.
Imagine chearing as Obama was repeatedly given more and more executive power.
Imagine understanding the president may give clearance to whomever he wants.
Imagine HondoBros unite!
#clockworkshills #HondoBros #imaginecaring #circlejerk
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/feb/14/bill-clinton-white-house-had-security-clearance-ba/
The decision last year to grant Mr. Kushner a top-secret clearance upgraded him from earlier temporary and interim status. He never received a higher-level designation that would have given him access to need-to-know intelligence known as sensitive compartmented information.
@insinceredawg can you tell us in your own words why this is an issue?
If Trump's own Chief of Staff and WH lawyer along with the CIA were concerned with Kushner receiving security clearance (even if it's not the highest level designation) than it is an issue. If it wasn't an issue, why would Trump have to go out of his way to demand he receive it and then lie about it?
How far is Trump's dick up all your asses to continue to dismiss every story that comes out about him?
I didn't think you could answer
Why is Kushner a security risk?