White House: Kushner will stay despite losing top-secret clearance

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JORDAN FABIAN - 02/27/18 08:10 PM EST

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The White House said Tuesday that Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, will remain in his role despite having lost his top-secret security clearance.

“He’s doing a great job on behalf of the president and he is going to continue in his role,” White House spokesman Raj Shah said on CNN.

The White House is seeking to tamp down speculation that Kushner’s position is in jeopardy after his clearance was downgraded as part of chief of staff John Kelly’s push to restrict access to classified information among members of the administration.

Kushner previously had access to some of the nation’s most closely held secrets under an interim clearance that allowed him to see information designated “top secret/SCI.” He now has a “secret” temporary clearance, which provides a lower level of access.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/375938-white-house-kushner-will-stay-despite-losing-top-secret-clearance

[blueinredohio]

1. I'm thinking it will be business as usual

[rurallib]

6. yep - not a thing will change until they are caught

rules, laws - them are for little people

[FarPoint]

7. Like....

Who actually is going to enforce the Security Clearance denial anyways....It just doesn't matter with the Dictatorship.

[bitterross]

14. Yep, the announcement is for show.

Nothing will change. And when they get caught the GOP will do nothing.

[MotorCityMan]

15. I'm thinking the same thing

[NCjack]

19. Jared has to bring in $1.2 B in less than a year to meet the mortgage on Beast 5th Ave. Damn,

can't everybody just get off the kid's back??!!

[democratisphere]

2. Not fit to serve in the WH or any other house!

[Iliyah]

3. Duh

[Leghorn21]

4. Oh thank God, I was terribly worried

SAID NOBODY EVER

hell, I visited freeperville a bit ago, even they’re like “meh”

[secondwind]

5. He hasnt done a damn thing!

[50 Shades Of Blue]

8. Your move, John Kelly!

[Skittles]

9. I'm sure we will hear from the people who screamed about Hillary's emails

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

[Hermit-The-Prog]

13. Ghazi Gowdy will get right on it

[Skittles]

16. Gowdy Doody can go fuck himself

[Hermit-The-Prog]

17. don't say that!

There might be offspring!

[Sophia4]

20. That is what is so disgusting.

They made such a fuss over her e-mails, and now they have all these employees and family members without security clearances.

What is going on with these people?

[Skittles]

21. Hillary was held to impossible standards, while Trump was held to no standards at all

that is a FACT

[lunasun]

10. That is good . He can still bring us Midfle East Peace as promised

[GReedDiamond]

11. And end the opioid crisis...nt

[Dave Starsky]

12. I work with confidential information in my job.

Guess what would happen if I lost my access to that kind of information?

I see little Bobby back there raising his hand. Yes, Bobby.

"Why, you'd be fired, Mr. Starsky!"

That's right, Bobby. I'd be fired.

[dalton99a]

18. Trump will restore his top-secret clearance.

[Thekaspervote]

22. Yes, and dodart will start asking for a xerox copy of the daily briefings

Nothing will change there. I hope he f- -kin hangs himself with his continued shady dealings. Maybe he can join daddy, where ever the hell he is!!!

[bunt homer]

23. Which Jared poses the Bigger Threat?

or

[duforsure]

24. Staying

Because he's desperate using his position to save his businesses . This will backfire on both he and his wife as they close in on them and they both get indicted. Has he been trying to shakedown other countries for cash? I'd almost bet on it.

[truthisfreedom]

25. Because it's totally normal to have someone unable to do his job to

continue doing his so-called job in the new "normal" WH.

[PdxSean]

26. He has enough to sell.

Over the last year, Jared has already gathered enough highly classified US information to sell to China, Russia or whatever state is ready to help settle his debts. It’s just that he can no longer hit the “refresh” button, and his only remaining source gets his daily briefings in crayola form.

[Ray Bruns]

27. What a crock of #$%@@!!

He shouldn't have any kind of clearance at all. I have filled out an SF-86 for government positions and any type of lie or mis-representation is grounds for not getting any kind of clearance. I guess Mel Brooks was right. It is good to be the king. The guy should be prosecuted and jailed.