- Jared Kushner is reportedly pushing back on efforts to rein in the flow of information among White House staffers who do not have a full security clearance.
- The effort by White House chief of staff John Kelly is seen as a potential challenge to Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who has been the subject of an ongoing background investigation by the FBI.
- Despite this, Kushner has enjoyed access to the same classified information President Donald Trump receives.
Jared Kusnher is said to be resisting an internal push at the White House to clamp down on the flow of classified information among staffers who do not hold a full security clearance, The New York Times reported Tuesday night.
The effort, led by White House chief of staff John Kelly is seen as a potential challenge to Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, who has been working with an interim security clearance because of an ongoing background investigation by the FBI.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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