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What we forget is that Jared Kushner just like Rob Porter (Original Post) gopiscrap Feb 2018 OP
He can't but the President can over rule... HipChick Feb 2018 #1
sure. hell, the president can declassify everything. unblock Feb 2018 #4
its not about declassifying. drray23 Feb 2018 #9
It's a disgrace what the Dotard and his Klan is doing to this nation. As each day passes, I'm politicaljunkie41910 Feb 2018 #2
I totally agree gopiscrap Feb 2018 #3
Yes and this interim clearance thing is b.s. I dont know livetohike Feb 2018 #5
I don't think that the guy who leaked it forgot grantcart Feb 2018 #6
Yeah, but he still gets the PDB. dchill Feb 2018 #7
Didn't Gorka fail to get his too? dem4decades Feb 2018 #8

unblock

(52,277 posts)
4. sure. hell, the president can declassify everything.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 12:51 PM
Feb 2018

but the point isn't that they can't engineer approval for him.

the point is that the normal process is finding good reason to not trust him with classified information.
but they're letting him have access to classified information anyway.

drray23

(7,635 posts)
9. its not about declassifying.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:29 PM
Feb 2018

The president has the power to actually wave the clearance vettiing process for any individual. However, he has to do it officially. Apparently Porter did not benefit from that. I believe he waved it for his son in law.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)
2. It's a disgrace what the Dotard and his Klan is doing to this nation. As each day passes, I'm
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 12:48 PM
Feb 2018

concerned whether, as a nation, we will ever fully recover from their misdeeds.

livetohike

(22,154 posts)
5. Yes and this interim clearance thing is b.s. I dont know
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:00 PM
Feb 2018

why more Congress members aren’t questioning this. So sick of the whole interfering, useless Trump clan.

dchill

(38,511 posts)
7. Yeah, but he still gets the PDB.
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:06 PM
Feb 2018

There's NO security in the White House, especially in the Oval Office.

dem4decades

(11,299 posts)
8. Didn't Gorka fail to get his too?
Fri Feb 9, 2018, 01:19 PM
Feb 2018

A whole White House of security problems. Of course it does start at the top.

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