Does a president, vice president or even a Congressman

[doc03]

have to pass NSA investigation to get a security clearance? I have never heard of anyone not being able to get one. I can't believe that Trump could have been able to get one on his own.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. IIRC Jared couldn't get clearance initially

TFG had to override it.

[doc03]

2. Yes that is what got me thinking does Trump even have one.

If not how can he just override it for anyone? Obama even warned him about traitor Flynn but he still managed to get a national security advisor position!

[Karadeniz]

3. I think Biden cancelled his complimentary daily briefings.

[doc03]

4. If a president can give just anyone a clearance they

should also be able to take it away.

[bottomofthehill]

5. The President, Vice President and Members of the House and Senate

Do not have security clearances. They have access to classified programs by virtue of their election. When they are no longer in office, they no longer have access.

[doc03]

6. A Russian spy could be elected as president, vice president or congress. A president

could be a Russian spy and himself clear anyone he wants to have access to Top Secret documents. That is f---g
insane. I had to get a clearance to work at the phone company 50 years ago.

[bottomofthehill]

7. With Trump as president, do you think any democrat would be cleared to run

[WarGamer]

8. POTUS is master of all classification... why would he/she need clearance?

[doc03]

9. How can someone be a master of all classification if they wouldn't be unable to

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get a clearance them self. I doubt Trump could have passed an NSA security check, his SIL couldn't.
We could elect Manafort that worked for Putin president he was a convicted criminal but Trump pardoned him.

[WarGamer]

10. It's just the structure of the thing...

Presidential powers are... awesome.

And the extent and reach of those powers have never been defined by the Courts.

I think that will soon change.