Since we raised the issue of SF-86 omissions by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, reasons for concern about their suitability for security clearances have grown.
Yet somehow both were granted clearances on the same day last month.
We are demanding answers from the White House. 1/
Yet somehow both were granted clearances on the same day last month.
We are demanding answers from the White House. 1/
14 months ago @tedlieu @RepJerryNadler @RepRaskin @PeterWelch and I pointed out problems with Kushner's clearance forms - including omitted meetings with the Russian Ambassador - to the FBI, and asked that his clearance be revoked. 2/
As the revelations about Kushner's indiscretions grew, including the bombshell that he tried to set up a secret communication with the Kremlin, the calls for pulling his security clearance grew also. 3/
Jared Kushner's SF-86 omissions raised questions about similar omissions on the security clearance forms submitted by his wife and fellow White House adviser, Ivanka Trump.
We put those questions directly to the White House. They never responded. 4/
We put those questions directly to the White House. They never responded. 4/
It emerged that a federal investigation into Ivanka Trump for real estate fraud was dropped under strange circumstances.
Trump and Kushner were also fined by the Office of Government Ethics because their ethics filings had big errors in the value of their jointly-held assets. 5/
Trump and Kushner were also fined by the Office of Government Ethics because their ethics filings had big errors in the value of their jointly-held assets. 5/
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump also were revealed to have avoided public scrutiny by conducting official business using a private email server.
None of these issues stopped them from being granted clearances. We are asking the White House to explain why that is. 6/
None of these issues stopped them from being granted clearances. We are asking the White House to explain why that is. 6/
Media reports citing sources close to Jared Kushner suggested that Kushner was cleared by "career" officials, without explanation.
But the FBI told us that adjudications of security clearances for White House EOP staff are made by the White House. 7/
But the FBI told us that adjudications of security clearances for White House EOP staff are made by the White House. 7/
The SECRET Act, recently passed unanimously by Congress in the wake of the Rob Porter scandal, requires the White House to explain its security clearance process to Congress.
We want them to explain how Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were granted security clearances. 8/8
We want them to explain how Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump were granted security clearances. 8/8
