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Mike 03

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2. It's totally wrong.

Mon Aug 24, 2020, 10:48 AM

Aug 2020

There's a great account of this fiasco in A Very Stable Genius. Even John Kelly thought the idea of Jared having a TSC was ridiculous. He had too much debt and kept lying about his foreign contacts. He was too friendly with Saudi Arabia. Foreign deputies from a half dozen countries were caught on tape by our intelligence agencies laughing about how naive and manipulable Kushner is. He is easy to compromise, and IMO he's one of the two people in this administration most likely to go to prison (the other being William Barr).

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Top Secret Security Clearances? Still?! [View all] LaMouffette Aug 2020 OP

Righteous rant. k&r n/t Laelth Aug 2020 #1

Do I have to Say It? Roy Rolling Aug 2020 #34

It's totally wrong. Mike 03 Aug 2020 #2

"anyone seeking office must FIRST as a candidate, be able to pass a security clearance"? Klaralven Aug 2020 #3

I'd trust the DISA (or whatever agency does clearances now) more than an autocrat demanding them for erronis Aug 2020 #4

Huh? Members of Congress have security clearances.. stillcool Aug 2020 #6

???? where did you get this idea? stopdiggin Aug 2020 #11

What do you call all those confirmation hearings? stillcool Aug 2020 #21

I think you are talking about political appointments stopdiggin Aug 2020 #37

you're 100% correct. NOT a great idea. stopdiggin Aug 2020 #13

You don't Pass or Fail a security check NewJeffCT Aug 2020 #15

I was responding in terms of candidates for elective office Klaralven Aug 2020 #29

But but but - what about the Lucky Sperm Club?!?!?!? calimary Aug 2020 #25

Rant over? I don't think so. mjvpi Aug 2020 #5

Don Jr? I thought he didn't have any sort of government job Beaverhausen Aug 2020 #7

Thank you BlueJac Aug 2020 #8

Righteous and well said. Thanks. nt Atticus Aug 2020 #9

Trump has demonstrated a complete disregard for laws as well. SergeStorms Aug 2020 #10

We have no real rule of law in this country.. ananda Aug 2020 #12

Sure we do Wednesdays Aug 2020 #14

Also Dems and blue areas. ananda Aug 2020 #30

These are people who should not be employed by our government. Period. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2020 #16

Sometimes you just have to type your words out and share them. TNNurse Aug 2020 #17

Jared thinks a security clearance is a license to sell our country's secrets for profit. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #18

I wonder how much secret foreign intelligence Kushner has traded for his family business. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #19

I can add nothing to your rant... N_E_1 for Tennis Aug 2020 #20

I was just thinking of this. I had a Q level clearance ALBliberal Aug 2020 #22

Thanks, fellow DUers! LaMouffette Aug 2020 #23

Criminal Referral Would Have Gone To Rosenstein DallasNE Aug 2020 #24

Rachel Maddow did a segment last week about this LaMouffette Aug 2020 #27

Thanks DallasNE Aug 2020 #31

Reagan type Republicans should be more concerned with this Russian interference IronLionZion Aug 2020 #26

Oh, you sillies!!!!! MyOwnPeace Aug 2020 #28

The mere fact that the only Constitutional remedy available when checks & balances fail us Mr. Ected Aug 2020 #32

I don't think Don Jr has top security clearance TexasBushwhacker Aug 2020 #33

He probably really needed them to have it so as to have a better chance at grabbing as much cstanleytech Aug 2020 #35

Anyone the president wants to have a secrity clearance gets one - Ms. Toad Aug 2020 #36