What a lack of concern for national security. I don’t want to hear any more from them about Hillary Clinton’s emails when they are doing crap like this.
NEW via @thamburger @rachaelbade @ashleyrparker: Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials https://t.co/2duBC7nkpZ
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) April 3, 2019
This is insane. The background check process is a safeguard to prevent against undue foreign influence (like the electoral college, congressional oversight, and counterintelligence investigations) — this is like the Titanic when every compartment in the hull got breached https://t.co/I0MDbkm6dy
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) April 1, 2019
A president who’s personally compromised and subject to foreign govt blackmail isn’t likely to mind that his son-in-law and others in his inner circle are compromised too. In for a dime, in for a dollar. Perfectly logical. @RepCummings @RepAdamSchiff https://t.co/WVLgvQjImH
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) April 1, 2019
Cummings tonight told us it is “a million times worse” than Clinton emails.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 2, 2019
“Because what you have here are people who literally have the top secrets of the world … and they have not been properly cleared … That should alarm each and every American” https://t.co/lXZztg9UYJ
BREAKING: A White House whistleblower says 25 security clearance denials were reversed during Trump administration, called Congress her “last hope” to stop practices she says put nation at risk. https://t.co/GewIf4XZjU
— Rachael Bade (@rachaelmbade) April 1, 2019
This is further evidence of how far reaching the effects of the Rob Porter scandal were. That episode put an intense level of scrutiny on how they handled clearances and led to Kelly's memo changing the process, which caused Kushner's clearance to be downgraded at the time. https://t.co/ruLYSrQSXi
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 1, 2019
This reporting indicates that more than one senior official @WhiteHouse knowingly increased the chances that foreign intel services could inappropriately access classified US intelligence – why? Did @POTUS know? https://t.co/IavrkscCwe
— Sam Vinograd (@sam_vinograd) April 1, 2019
The whistleblower who raised concerns about White House security clearances, Tricia Newbold, was suspended w/o pay for 2 weeks.
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) April 1, 2019
The stated reason?
Failure to follow a new policy to scan documents in separate pdf files instead of a single pdf file
Ms. Newbold "said she chose to speak to the Oversight Committee after attempts to raise concerns with her superiors and the White House counsel went nowhere, according to the committee staff’s account." https://t.co/XfV05hgrBe
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) April 1, 2019
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are among the 25, a source familiar with the list tells me. https://t.co/TOMzUqfDqX
— Alexander Marquardt (@MarquardtA) April 1, 2019
Yes, he filmed a video for the Russian equivalent of the @NRA. But more frightening, he’s also been on the payroll of an Iranian dissident group that the US Government considered a foreign terrorist organization until 2012. To the tune of tens of thousands over several years…. https://t.co/cSIm6CdbdL
— Ned Price (@nedprice) April 1, 2019
GOP's response to whistleblower:
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 2, 2019
-Emphasize only 4-5 overturned clearances were for "very serious" issues
-Suggest whistleblower is disgruntled
-Argue real people don't care
A far different tone than on Hillary Clinton's emails.https://t.co/bZIaoG9hLO
GOP memo: “only” four or five granted clearance over objections have “very serious” security issues.
— Laura Rozen (@lrozen) April 1, 2019
reading that again https://t.co/BG9stEra3Y
Sad! 