Democrats Ask Why Jared Kushner Still Has a Security Clearance
Source: NBC
Jun 21 2017, 2:48 pm ET
WASHINGTON The Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are questioning why the White House didn't suspend the security clearances of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and presidential adviser Jared Kushner, after questions arose about their contacts with Russian officials.
"We have serious concerns about whether the White House is properly safeguarding classified information," the committee's Democrats said in a letter to White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus released Wednesday. "In general, when there are credible allegations that employees may be unfit to continue accessing classified information, security clearances are supposed to be suspended while the allegations are investigated."
At issue, they said, are Flynn and Kushner's contacts with Sergey Kislyak, Russian ambassador to U.S., and what Cummings said was their failure to tell the truth about those contacts.
In Flynn's case, the letter asserted, huge questions were raised after acting Attorney General Sally Yates told the White House that Flynn had lied about his discussions with the Russian ambassador. Yet Flynn retained his security clearance and sat in on top-level intelligence briefings, the letter said. ..................................
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Jarad is in the ME while daddy trump is feeding his ego at a rally in Iowa.
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bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)thesquanderer
(11,991 posts)calimary
(81,466 posts)thesquanderer
(11,991 posts)calimary
(81,466 posts)when he's watching trump carry on: "More ME, please!"
Still In Wisconsin
(4,450 posts)...dahling.
Seriously, though...excellent effing question.
Best_man23
(4,907 posts)Who had a clearance and attempted to set up a covert line of communication with a hostile foreign government would be thrown in irons first, then they would lose their clearance.
Can't upset Der Dear Leader.
forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)Didn't they ask this weeks ago? And receive no answer?
If the WH is stonewalling, why do they expect an answer now? At least without banging on the front door with a nightstick and a subpoena (or whatever the legal equivalent is - an arrest warrant to ask some questions?)
Juliusseizure
(562 posts)I think that's where all letters and requests from dems go - a big bin that says "Democrat Letters - Shred".
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)Seriously - WTF!!!!
The NYT reports about how Michael Flynn was in classified briefings from Intelligence despite the fact that there had been warnings about him....and Jared flies around the world and attends intelligence and classified briefings and he committed a FELONY and LIED on his security application.....
This is crazy folks...
Shell_Seas
(3,335 posts)OR these are end times.
I'm truly hoping for the former.
Shell_Seas
(3,335 posts)#1-Nepotism
#2-Trump does not believe the rules apply to him or his family
#3-Kushner is helping the Trump family's financial gain
#4-Who will stop them?
furtheradu
(1,865 posts)Thanks for this post!