Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump ordered security officials to give Kushner his clearance
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/28/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html
WASHINGTON 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 Houses top lawyer, four people briefed on the matter said.
Mr. Trumps 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.
WASHINGTON 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 Houses top lawyer, four people briefed on the matter said.
Mr. Trumps 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.
Im pretty sure we all suspected this was the case.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
13 replies, 2143 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (12)
ReplyReply to this post
13 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Trump ordered security officials to give Kushner his clearance (Original Post)
PTWB
Feb 2019
OP
triron
(21,916 posts)1. Isn't this old news? Somehow I already knew this.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)2. I knew it too
Someone was talking about it maybe a month ago. It might have been Rachel.
triron
(21,916 posts)3. That's where I thought I heard it as well.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)4. She just tweeted about it.
Link to tweet
?s=21
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)6. I remember now
She brought up the issue of granting security clearances to a number of people, including Kushner, but she never said it was Rump who pushed it through. If I'm recalling correctly, her point was that the WH pushed, so that could have been anyone. But it's pretty obvious who it was. That's why we already knew.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)10. The nepotism in this administration is positively despicable.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)13. It is old news
But for some reason, Congress didn't see fit to investigate this potential breach of national security at the time it was revealed. That might change soon.
CDerekGo
(507 posts)7. Feel Certain
that Jared isn't the only one to have been ordered to have Top Security Clearance ordered by orange shitler
manor321
(3,344 posts)8. This is HUGE! K&R
malaise
(267,824 posts)9. This Kakistocracy is out of CONTROL
ITTMF!
spanone
(135,636 posts)11. He has zero regard for any law.
king don.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)12. Even the things he does that ARE lawful, he manages to do them in the most unethical ways.