Trump's latest corrupt move for Jared Kushner may blow up in his face

[dalton99a]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/03/01/trumps-latest-corrupt-move-jared-kushner-may-blow-up-his-face/

Trump’s latest corrupt move for Jared Kushner may blow up in his face
By Greg Sargent
March 1 at 10:45 AM


(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

The news that President Trump privately overruled his own intelligence officials to grant top-secret security clearance for son-in-law Jared Kushner has been met in some quarters with a measure of resignation. After all, it appears Trump has the discretion to do this, as nakedly corrupt as it is, and it’s easy to grow dispirited over his ability to engage in nonstop corruption largely with impunity.

But the way in which this particular trail of corruption is littered with evidence suggests that this time, his action could blow up in his face — in political terms, if not in legal ones.

The New York Times reports that in May 2018, officials in the White House personnel security office — which makes determinations about security clearance, typically after the FBI runs a background check — were divided over whether to upgrade it for Kushner, who had temporary security clearance at the time.

Then-White House counsel Donald McGahn argued against it. If officials are at odds over whether to grant clearance, the White House counsel makes the determination, and in this case, McGahn was mindful that intelligence officials still had concerns about Kushner.

[mr_lebowski]

1. Well you know, Jared needs to know every secret thing, otherwise he might lose out on an important

angle that might be useful when grifting and strong-arming foreign leaders and countries ... in order to bring in additional dirty money for The Trump Family.

It's Family First, you understand ... PRIORITIES!

[FreepFryer]

2. Kushner is the self-admitted back channel for the classified intel to reach the destination. (n/t)

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Sure looking that way,

and all these Clearance's are being used to funneling money to the Kushner Real Estate funding deals as well as the Trump Crime Syndicate's slush funds.

[PeeJ52]

3. I could almost be OK with tRump granting Jared and Ivanka clearance, if he just wouldn't LIE!!!

Why does he have to lie? Why can we not believe a fucking thing that comes out of his fucking pie hole?

[Aristus]

4. Will Shakespeare might have said: "Blowing up would not make it worse if 'twere such a face

as Trump's."