Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by caree
Source: Washington Post
Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials
By Tom Hamburger ,
Rachael Bade and
Ashley Parker
April 3 at 7:18 PM
The senior White House official whose security clearance was denied last year because of concerns about foreign influence, private business interests and personal conduct is presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner, according to people familiar with documents and testimony provided to the House Oversight Committee.
Kushner was identified only as Senior White House Official 1 in committee documents released this week describing the testimony of Tricia Newbold, a whistleblower in the White Houses personnel security office who said she and another career employee determined that Kushner had too many significant disqualifying factors to receive a clearance.
Their decision was overruled by Carl Kline, the political appointee who then headed the office, according to Newbolds interview with committee staff.
The new details about the internal debate over Kushners clearance revives questions about the severity of the issues flagged in his background investigation and Kushners access to government secrets.
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