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2. 'Those Weren't Concerns To Him': McCarthy Fine With Trump Granting Kushner Clearance

Sun Mar 3, 2019, 05:11 PM

Mar 2019

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said Sunday he was unconcerned with the New York Times’ report that President Donald Trump ordered that his son-in-law Jared Kushner receive a top-secret security clearance despite concerns expressed by the CIA, then-White House Counsel Don McGahn and others.

In an interview with McCarthy, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked whether Congress had the right, as Democrats have requested, to see the CIA’s concerns about Kushner’s clearance.

“I think the President has the right to pick, just as you said, whomever he wants around,” McCarthy responded.

Stephanopoulos tried again: “Does the Congress have a right to know the concerns about Jared Kushner, and why the President overruled the CIA’s concerns?”

McCarthy was dismissive.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/those-werent-concerns-to-him-mccarthy-fine-with-trump-granting-kushner-clearance

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McCarthy says hush payments aren't impeachable offenses [View all] Zorro Mar 2019 OP

But covering up a blow job is. catbyte Mar 2019 #1

Republican hypocrisy is a huge stinking shithole of anti-morality Achilleaze Mar 2019 #11

But the Clinton BJ was a high enough crime for impeachment? Botany Mar 2019 #33

Seriously PatSeg Mar 2019 #34

Wasn't it the lying? not fooled Mar 2019 #39

Campaign finance violations are subject to a fine. forgotmylogin Mar 2019 #38

'Those Weren't Concerns To Him': McCarthy Fine With Trump Granting Kushner Clearance Zorro Mar 2019 #2

Trump Administration Denies President Was Behind Jared Kushner's Promotion To 4-Star General Zorro Mar 2019 #4

HAAAAAA!!! oldsoftie Mar 2019 #18

McCarthy can shove it jpak Mar 2019 #3

Whose hand is up this McCarthy's ass? ProudLib72 Mar 2019 #32

Keven, Baby, an impeachable offense is whatever..... Brother Buzz Mar 2019 #5

This from the party that thinks being black is an impeachable offense. Solly Mack Mar 2019 #6

Isn't there a 1967 law against nepotism? raging moderate Mar 2019 #7

They got around it by not assigning them to cabinet positions or agency positions. LiberalFighter Mar 2019 #41

The republican party asked for Kevin's soul, and he said, here ya go. EleanorR Mar 2019 #8

LOL. I guess they're no longer denying the hush payments. Squinch Mar 2019 #9

Hey McCarthy, YOU LIE! Well, all repugs lie every time they open their yaps so nothing new here nt yaesu Mar 2019 #10

You better believe they would be impeachable if Obama had made them. japple Mar 2019 #12

Impeachment? They would have dragged Obama out of the White House at night ck4829 Mar 2019 #14

So going from "Cohen is a liar" to "Cohen spoke the truth but it doesn't mean anything"? ck4829 Mar 2019 #13

Its pretty much standard operating procedure for them these days. cstanleytech Mar 2019 #15

Do I care what Kevin McCarthy (asshole-CA) thinks? robleb Mar 2019 #16

Sorry Kevin, it is not up to you. n/t Yonnie3 Mar 2019 #17

It's always the coverup, never the crime. BlueIdaho Mar 2019 #19

McCarthy doesn't know what the fuck he is talking about. That's par for your average Nitram Mar 2019 #20

OK Mr. "I swear there are people Putin pays; Rohrbacher and Trump. But we're all family, right?. Evolve Dammit Mar 2019 #21

What/how would the hell would you know? You can't even tie your own damn shoes. Besides, ... SWBTATTReg Mar 2019 #22

as far as I understand it... woundedkarma Mar 2019 #23

Pretty funny...lying to the American people, telling others to commit perjury beachbum bob Mar 2019 #24

How the fuck would he know? TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #25

Anything the House wants to make impeachable they can. nt fleabiscuit Mar 2019 #26

It's Why Impeachment is a Political Process, not a legal one rpannier Mar 2019 #36

This is begging for the Really!?! treatment by Seth and Amy. happybird Mar 2019 #27

So if the actual payments don't rise to the level of "high crimes"... Kensan Mar 2019 #28

They weren't made by a Democrat, THEN they'd be impeachable offenses. bitterross Mar 2019 #29

Hush money payments may not be a "high" enough crime or misdemeanor rocktivity Mar 2019 #30

High crimes and misdemeanors elleng Mar 2019 #31

Listen, you know what concerns me? rpannier Mar 2019 #35

...but when Obama wore a tan suit The Liberal Lion Mar 2019 #37

I think some Congresscritters live in glass houses nitpicker Mar 2019 #40

Hey Kevin, can I call you Kevin, do you by some quirk of the imagination remember that other asshole turbinetree Mar 2019 #42

Screw the "hush payments". There's a million other ways to nail him. Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #43

Don'tcha ya know hush payments are impeachable if a democrat does them not a repuke? kimbutgar Mar 2019 #44

Remember, it wasn't the Lewinsky affair itself. maxsolomon Mar 2019 #45