Early this month, Rod Rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, placed a delicate call to the White House. A hitch had developed that would further delay top security clearances for Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law.
The call came at a bad time for the West Wing. Two days earlier, the resignation of the staff secretary, Rob Porter, had focused public attention on the fact that an unknown number of White House aides were still working with only interim clearance status.
This after Donald Trump had won the presidency while repeatedly demanding that his opponent be thrown in prison for mishandling classified information.
But as Rosenstein’s call made clear, the Kushner delay was especially problematic. Kushner was closer to the president than almost anyone else, with more responsibilities than any other aide, and his clearance application had raised more red flags within the intelligence community.
Source :- theguardian
The call came at a bad time for the West Wing. Two days earlier, the resignation of the staff secretary, Rob Porter, had focused public attention on the fact that an unknown number of White House aides were still working with only interim clearance status.
This after Donald Trump had won the presidency while repeatedly demanding that his opponent be thrown in prison for mishandling classified information.
But as Rosenstein’s call made clear, the Kushner delay was especially problematic. Kushner was closer to the president than almost anyone else, with more responsibilities than any other aide, and his clearance application had raised more red flags within the intelligence community.
Source :- theguardian
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