Does anybody know anything about the 6 that were escorted (frog marched) out of the W.H. last week,

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Rachel mentioned it on her program and said they didn't pass clearances, they've been working in the white house for a month after lying to investigators, but I haven't heard anything more about it?

Thanks
Al

[monmouth4]

1. I think some are still in the WH but working in other departments. n/t

[pkdu]

2. Heres some more detail..

http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/02/white-house-failed-background-checks-dismissals-235112

http://www.politico.com/blogs/donald-trump-administration/2017/02/gerrit-lansing-trump-digital-chief-ousted-235268

[Brother Buzz]

3. They were escorted out by White House staff.

Frog marched sounds misleading, like they were under arrest and hauled away in a Black Maria.

[former9thward]

4. They weren't "frog marched" out of the White House.

They were escorted out as anyone would be and given other positions in the federal government which do not require the high level security clearances that the White House does. No one accused them of "lying to investigators". The SF-86 is a 127 page form that has to be filled out by employees seeking a security clearance. The White House has hundreds of positions and it takes a while for the FBI to go through all these forms and check what has been submitted. The 6 may have been entirely truthful on the form and it just took a month for reviewers to get to their forms and examine what was on them.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

5. "Some of the aides were "walked out of the building by security" on Wednesday"

They try to hide everything and I always think the worst, sorry about that.

[mythology]

10. I work for an insurance company and because we can handle sensitive information

if we are let go, we get escorted out of the building. It's a reflection of the information access. Somebody might get pissed off and do something stupid/illegal.

[Hangingon]

6. Wow! When did the SF-86 get so long?

I have been retired for some time, but I never filled out that many pages. Yes I made copies and yes I still have them.

[former9thward]

7. This is the current form used for the White House.

https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf86-non508.pdf

[Hangingon]

12. Flipped thru and was amazed.

Very comprehensive. Must be a real nightmare to complete.

[HipChick]

8. These days it's done electronically over the web via E-QIP

[Hangingon]

11. Glad you can file electronically.

It would be easy to make error on this. I would do a printout just to go over and perfect. Just as happy to have done this on an earlier version of the form.

[meadowlander]

9. Wonder if it's related to homeland security report they spiked

saying the Muslim ban is counterproductive hooey.