Jared Kushner Gets Security Clearance, Ending Swirl of Questions Over Delay

[Kilgore]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/politics/jared-kushner-security-clearance.html

WASHINGTON — Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been granted his permanent security clearance, a person briefed on the matter said on Wednesday, ending a period of uncertainty that had fueled questions about whether Mr. Kushner was in peril in the special counsel investigation.

White House officials were adamant that the lengthy process was not unusual for a government official who has a complicated financial history and many foreign contacts. But with the special counsel investigating some of Mr. Kushner’s meetings with Russian officials, it left open the question of whether investigators had uncovered evidence that made him a security threat.

The special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, is investigating whether anyone around Mr. Trump conspired with the Russian government to help influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Mr. Kushner’s meetings with the Russian ambassador, a Kremlin-connected lawyer and a prominent Russian banker have all attracted scrutiny.

The resolution of his clearances does not guarantee that Mr. Kushner faces no legal jeopardy. But Mark S. Zaid, a veteran Washington lawyer who handles security clearances, said it was highly unlikely that the special counsel would uncover evidence of improper foreign entanglements and not flag it for security officials.

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Now thats a headline I did not expect to see.

[Kirk Lover]

1. How in the fuck is this possible???????????? nt

[HopeAgain]

2. Selling out to foreign powers

ia apparently no longer a concern. Lying on the application is apparently a-okay.

[Kirk Lover]

3. Some Federal prosecutors on Don Lemon are saying bully for Jared for getting his

security clearance but that in no way clears him. They said it's two totally two separate things.

[thewhollytoast]

4. Hopefully, to advance your point.

It's been my experience that once you receive any type of security clearance, Secret, Top Secret, or whatever, you also assume a higher level of responsibility for your actions, past and present. Jared needs to mind his p's and q's, and hope that something new does not come to light, or he might find himself going off to "Federal College" for a very long time.

Toast

[triron]

6. Something does not smell right here.

Note that this happens in proximity with this latest appeasement by Rosenstein.

News media is failing us; they are ultimately with Trump.

[OliverQ]

5. I've seen reports that Trump changed an order and essentially allowed

Jared to get his clearance and the FBI didn't actually voluntarily approve it. Not sure if that's accurate.

It doesn't make sense that the FBI would give it to him considering how many times he lied on his clearance and his shady dealings with the UAE, Saudis, Qatar, etc.

[triron]

7. Do you have any sources?

Not that I doubt this, but support for this would make me feel better.

[triron]

8. If Jared was cleared by the FBI, this bodes ill for anything bad happening to Trump.