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In April of 2017 I led a few House Dems raising concerns about Jared Kushner’s security clearance for the first time.
All we knew then was that he’d omitted meetings from his SF-86, a potential violation of law.
We asked that his clearance be suspended pending investigation. 1/
All we knew then was that he’d omitted meetings from his SF-86, a potential violation of law.
We asked that his clearance be suspended pending investigation. 1/
When we wrote that “Jared Kushner cannot be trusted,” @tedlieu @RepJerryNadler @RepRaskin @PeterWelch and I did not know that behind the scenes career national security professionals were agreeing with us.
That was a closely guarded secret — until now. 2/
That was a closely guarded secret — until now. 2/
But they did agree with us, and were overruled. As @BradMossEsq said, this was “what all of us feared... The normal line adjudicators looked at the FBI report…saw the foreign influence concerns, but were overruled by the quasi-political supervisor." 3/
As the FBI told us, the investigations are conducted by career national security personnel, but the final decision was made at the White House, within the Trump Administration. 4/
This answer was alarming.
In May of 2017, the same month career professionals reportedly recommended Kushner’s clearance be denied, more undisclosed meetings emerged.
We gathered a larger group to call for Kushner’s temporary clearance to be pulled. 5/
In May of 2017, the same month career professionals reportedly recommended Kushner’s clearance be denied, more undisclosed meetings emerged.
We gathered a larger group to call for Kushner’s temporary clearance to be pulled. 5/
The White House said nothing.
Weeks later, the first news of the infamous Trump Tower meeting between senior Trump campaign staff, including Jared Kushner, and Russian officials hit the press.
I called for Trump’s immediate firing or resignation. 6/
Weeks later, the first news of the infamous Trump Tower meeting between senior Trump campaign staff, including Jared Kushner, and Russian officials hit the press.
I called for Trump’s immediate firing or resignation. 6/
The White House never satisfactorily addressed our questions about Jared Kushner’s clearance.
But this new NBC reporting goes beyond Kushner: career staff may have tried to deny clearances to as many as 30 Trump officials before being overruled. 7/
But this new NBC reporting goes beyond Kushner: career staff may have tried to deny clearances to as many as 30 Trump officials before being overruled. 7/
The issue of security clearance processes became a major issue during the Rob Porter scandal.
But there was another person about whose clearance we raised still-unanswered questions in the summer of 2017: the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. 8/
But there was another person about whose clearance we raised still-unanswered questions in the summer of 2017: the President’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. 8/
Thoughout that period, even as the White House was reportedly pulling levers to help Kushner, just as we feared, Congressional Republicans refused to investigate.
Now Dems control the House and the period of no accountability is over. 9/
Now Dems control the House and the period of no accountability is over. 9/
We have said from the beginning that the White House cannot be trusted. They lie too much.
We said that Jared Kushner cannot be trusted to have a clearance. He “omits” too much.
Time to find out who knew what when, and past time for Kushner to go.
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We said that Jared Kushner cannot be trusted to have a clearance. He “omits” too much.
Time to find out who knew what when, and past time for Kushner to go.
10/10
*Kushner’s immediate firing or resignation.
