Trump demanded top-secret clearance for Kushner over concerns of staffers
By Josh Dawsey , Josh Dawsey Reporter covering the White House Email Bio Follow Seung Min Kim and Seung Min Kim White House reporter Email Bio Follow Shane Harris Shane Harris Intelligence and national security reporter Email Bio Follow February 28 at 8:50 PM President Trump early last year directed his then-chief of staff, John F.
Kushner’s attorney publicly described the process as one that had gone through normal channels, a description that Kelly did not view as accurate, according to a person familiar with his reaction. Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Kushner lawyer Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that “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.”
“The revelation that President Trump personally intervened to overrule White House security officials and the Intelligence Community to grant a Top Secret security clearance to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is the latest indicator of the President’s utter disregard for our national security and for the men and women who sacrifice so much every day to keep us safe,” Schiff said. “There is no nepotism exception for background investigations.
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