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A White House whistleblower told lawmakers that more than two dozen denials for security clearances have been overturned during the Trump administration, calling Congress her “last hope” for addressing what she considers improper conduct that has left the nation’s secrets exposed.
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...issued “dozens” of denials for security clearance applications that were later approved despite their concerns about blackmail, foreign influence or other red flags, according to panel documents released Monday.
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...clearances are being scrutinized by the House Oversight Committee include the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner and national security adviser John Bolton, according to the panel’s letter.
Newbold told committee staff last month that she and other career staffers denied applications for multiple security clearances, decisions that were later overturned by senior officials in order to allow those individuals to access classified material.
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While Cummings did not identify the 25 people in Monday's memo, here are nine current and former officials the committee has prioritized as part of its investigation into White House security clearances.
Includes John Bolton, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Michael Flynn, Rob Porter, Sebastian Gorka, K.T. McFarland, John McEntee, Robin Townley
The corruption of Trump's Administration is only exceeded by it's ineptness.
He drained the swamp to only fill it with Mega-mutated swamp creatures (including himself and his family).
The corruption of Trump's Administration is only exceeded by it's ineptness.
He drained the swamp to only fill it with Mega-mutated swamp creatures (including himself and his family).
"Drained the swamp and filled it with toxic waste" is how I've looked at it.
She needs to be fired and jailed. Whistle blower laws should not cover people reporting perfectly legal behavior. And, make no mistake about it, President Trump was completely within his rights to issue these clearances. She seems like a partisan hack trying to drum up another "investigation" now that the Mueller report found no collusion. Move on Dems.
So, Trump giving his son in law, a security clearance after being shut down several times, and who tried to set up a secret back channel to Russian intelligence should get Security clearances to view all the secrets of the US.
Whistleblower Says White House Overturned 25 Denied Security Clearances.
An 18-year White House employee told congressional investigators that she and other career staffers denied security clearances for 25 Trump administration officials, including three "very senior" officials, only to see most of those recommendations overturned.
The employee, Tricia Newbold, was interviewed by staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Democrats on the panel released a summary of her interview, conducted over the weekend, raising new questions about how and why the White House issued security clearances to, among others, Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.
Republicans argued in response that Democrats on the committee released "cherry-picked excerpts" of the interview with Newbold to "manufacture a misleading narrative that the Trump White House is reckless with our national security."
According to Democrats, Newbold said that security clearance applications "were not always adjudicated in the best interest of national security" and that staff denials were frequently overturned by senior officials to grant the employees access to classified information.
This keeps being a recurring topic in Trumps Administration he keeps giving top secret clearance to those who have no business having such clearance. Stay focused Trump supporters he’s the president I know you all can’t help to point your fingers at the left.
An 18-year White House employee told congressional investigators that she and other career staffers denied security clearances for 25 Trump administration officials, including three "very senior" officials, only to see most of those recommendations overturned.
The employee, Tricia Newbold, was interviewed by staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Democrats on the panel released a summary of her interview, conducted over the weekend, raising new questions about how and why the White House issued security clearances to, among others, Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.
Republicans argued in response that Democrats on the committee released "cherry-picked excerpts" of the interview with Newbold to "manufacture a misleading narrative that the Trump White House is reckless with our national security."
According to Democrats, Newbold said that security clearance applications "were not always adjudicated in the best interest of national security" and that staff denials were frequently overturned by senior officials to grant the employees access to classified information.
This keeps being a recurring topic in Trumps Administration he keeps giving top secret clearance to those who have no business having such clearance. Stay focused Trump supporters he’s the president I know you all can’t help to point your fingers at the left.
Trump does have that authority as President of the USA. I hope the dems do question that authority, so they can be made to look like desperate fools again.
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Whistleblower Says White House Overturned 25 Denied Security Clearances.
