In the 4 years since @tedlieu and I first raised concerns about the security clearances of Jared Kushner, and later Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump's abuses have shown how badly reform is needed.
Today we introduced the Security Clearance Review Act to fix it.
beyer.house.gov/news/documents…
Today we introduced the Security Clearance Review Act to fix it.
beyer.house.gov/news/documents…
This goes back to early 2017, when reports began to emerge about Jared Kushner's secret meetings with Russian officials, which he then claimed he had "omitted" from his security clearance paperwork. We subsequently raised similar questions about Ivanka Trump's security clearance. 
Eventually the truth came out: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump had been flagged for numerous security issues, but the recommendations that their clearances be denied were overruled by Donald Trump -- over the objections of his Chief of Staff, Gen. John Kelly.
Our bill, the Security Clearance Review Act, would reform the process to stop this from happening again by empowering the FBI Director to recommend the President deny final approval for security clearances for flagged individuals, which would trigger disclosures to Congress.
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