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Source: The Washington Post
By Josh Dawsey, Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett February 8 at 8:09 PM
Dozens of White House employees are awaiting permanent security clearances and have been working for months with temporary approvals to handle sensitive information while the FBI continues to probe their backgrounds, according to U.S. officials.
People familiar with the security-clearance process said one of those White House officials with an interim approval is Jared Kushner the presidents son-in-law and one of his most influential advisers.
The issue of clearances has become a major area of concern since White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned after allegations surfaced that he had been violent toward his two ex-wives accusations he has denied.
White House spokesman Raj Shah defended the administrations handling of the matter, saying it was following proper procedure in letting the investigation proceed.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/dozens-at-white-house-lack-permanent-security-clearances/2018/02/08/50e3cfd6-0d15-11e8-8890-372e2047c935_story.html