Thread by @Monaheart1229

This very troubling story broke today.. if you missed it, read this article. We have a very serious National Security problem..
#MondayMotivation
politico.com/story/2019/04/…

2-"Tricia Newbold, laid out a series of explosive allegations, often implicating Carl Kline, the former White House personnel security chief. She kept a list of White House officials whose clearance applications were initially denied but eventually overruled, and said the list

3-"included as many as 25 people, some of whom had daily access to the president. “According to Ms. Newbold, these individuals had a wide range of serious disqualifying issues involving foreign influence, conflicts of interest, concerning personal conduct, financial problems,

4-"drug use, and criminal conduct,” aides wrote in the 10-page memo, summarizing Newbold’s testimony.Newbold, who sat for an interview with the House Oversight and Reform Committee on March 23 about the Trump administration’s security clearance process, is the highest-ranking

5-"White House official to speak out about the issue which has come under intense scrutiny from lawmakers. She told the committee that coming to Congress was her “last hope” to bring “integrity” back to her office, noting that her internal complaints were ignored even as she

6-"amassed a list of more than two dozen officials whose clearances were approved despite an initial denial...Newbold, who currently serves as the adjudications manager in the personnel security office, has worked at the White House for nearly two decades under both Republican

7-"and Democratic presidents. She was suspended without pay for two weeks earlier this year, an action she described as retaliation and one that is under review by federal anti-discrimination officials." ~politico