White House would have many ways to upend the lives of Trump’s enemies
2 months ago

White House would have many ways to upend the lives of Trump’s enemies

LA Times  

President Trump has said he has “every right” to go after political opponents. For the many people considered enemies by President Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives. Here are some examples of what Trump’s rivals and opponents fear he would try to do: Launch criminal investigations The gravest step Trump could take is discarding long-standing norms and ordering the Justice Department to open investigations or bring prosecutions. When former national security advisor John Bolton aimed to publish his 2020 memoir, the career official who reviewed his manuscript said she was improperly pressured by Trump political appointees to say it contained sensitive material. Open IRS audits While it’s a crime for political officials including the president to weaponize the Internal Revenue Service, as Richard Nixon suggested to aides in the 1970s, the Supreme Court ruled last year that presidents are entitled to a broad degree of immunity for official actions.

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Trump revokes security clearances for Biden & Harris: Which other political rivals are on the list?
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3 days, 16 hours ago

Trump revokes security clearances for Biden & Harris: Which other political rivals are on the list?

Firstpost  

‘I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information,’ Trump wrote in a memo issued on Friday Donald Trump has revoked the security clearances of Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and a wide range of political opponents in a late-night presidential memo issued on Friday, escalating his campaign to purge …

White House would have many ways to upend lives of Trump’s enemies
2 months ago

White House would have many ways to upend lives of Trump’s enemies

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the many people considered enemies by President Donald Trump, his return to the White House has sparked anxiety about how much power he has to upend their lives. Prevent the publication of critical books Current and former security clearance holders are required to submit written works to the government for review before publication to ensure that they …

Trump grants temporary security clearances to officials who have not been fully vetted
2 months ago

Trump grants temporary security clearances to officials who have not been fully vetted

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is granting temporary, six-month security clearances to incoming White House officials who have not completed the vetting process typically required before being allowed to access highly-classified information, blaming a backlog of background checks that he helped cause. “If someone on the other end here has not been vetted, why would they share that?” Trump made …

The FBI can now vet Trump’s White House picks. But he can ignore whatever the bureau digs up.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The FBI can now vet Trump’s White House picks. But he can ignore whatever the bureau digs up.

Politico  

Or Tulsi Gabbard, his pick for national intelligence director, who has voiced sympathetic views of autocrats like Russia’s Vladimir Putin and took a secret trip to visit Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. “There’s nothing to stop him from giving blanket security clearances with zero vetting,” said Bradley Moss, a lawyer who specializes in security clearance law. “The current president is under zero …

Trump is about to get security clearance despite criminal conviction
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump is about to get security clearance despite criminal conviction

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump is the president-elect. A criminal conviction, however, is a long-standing disqualifier for holding a security clearance – a license to access national security secrets, including documents marked Top Secret. Because of the Justice Department’s long-standing policy against prosecuting a sitting president, special prosecutor Jack Smith is moving to abandon both federal cases and resign in advance …

Trump Likely Couldn't Get A Security Clearance. As President, He'd Get Access To Everything.
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump Likely Couldn't Get A Security Clearance. As President, He'd Get Access To Everything.

Huff Post  

Donald Trump meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergei Kislyak at the White House in 2017. via Associated Press WASHINGTON — Facing multiple criminal prosecutions and over a half billion dollars in civil judgments, private citizen Donald Trump would almost certainly be denied even the lowest level security clearance, were he to apply. …

Jared Kushner identified as White House security risk: report
5 years, 11 months ago

Jared Kushner identified as White House security risk: report

Salon  

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law to President Donald Trump, has been identified as the senior White House official whose security clearance was rejected by career officials but was granted access to top secret information anyway. For example, in the case of one senior White House official, Ms. Newbold explained that both she and the first-line adjudicator issued denials after the background …

Jared Kushner identified as the White House official who was denied security clearance
5 years, 11 months ago

Jared Kushner identified as the White House official who was denied security clearance

LA Times  

Washington Post 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 …

Kushner dismisses concerns over White House security clearance process: "A lot of crazy accusations"
5 years, 11 months ago

Kushner dismisses concerns over White House security clearance process: "A lot of crazy accusations"

Salon  

Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump and one of his senior advisers, dismissed concerns raised by a whistleblower about the White House's security clearance process, saying the president's administration has faced "a lot of crazy accusations" since Trump took office two years ago. Kushner, a presidential adviser, sat for a rare interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham …

White House Whistleblower Tells All On Trump Administration Security Clearance
5 years, 11 months ago

White House Whistleblower Tells All On Trump Administration Security Clearance

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A Trump official has come forward with major concerns about security at the White House, according to a House Oversight and Reform Committee report. Tricia Newbold, the adjudications manager in the Personnel Security Office, came forward with what the committee is calling “grave breaches of national security” at the White House that she has witnessed over the …

'Presidential harassment': Donald Trump White House refuses to turn in documents for Democrat-led probes into abuse of power, corruption
6 years ago

'Presidential harassment': Donald Trump White House refuses to turn in documents for Democrat-led probes into abuse of power, corruption

Firstpost  

US Democrats who now wield power in the US House of Representatives say the White House is refusing to produce documents related to security clearances even as another branch of the Democrat held House began sweeping probes into possible obstruction of justice, corruption and abuse of power by Donald Trump. Washington: US Democrats who now wield power in the US …

Jared Kushner 'granted top-level security clearance against advice of White House specialists'
6 years, 2 months ago

Jared Kushner 'granted top-level security clearance against advice of White House specialists'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jared Kushner obtained a top-level security clearance to work in …

House Democrats investigate White House security clearances
6 years, 2 months ago

House Democrats investigate White House security clearances

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A powerful House committee now led by Democrats is opening an investigation into how security clearances have been handled in President Donald Trump’s White House and 2016 presidential transition. The inquiry by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, announced Wednesday, takes direct aim at some of those closest to the president over the past two years, including former …

Democrats investigate White House security clearances of Jared Kushner, Michael Flynn and other Trump associates
6 years, 2 months ago

Democrats investigate White House security clearances of Jared Kushner, Michael Flynn and other Trump associates

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation …

Trump planning to 'revoke security clearances as punishment for critical White House officials'
6 years, 7 months ago

Trump planning to 'revoke security clearances as punishment for critical White House officials'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump wants to sign “most, if not …

Trump Aims To Pull Clearances Of Ex-Officials Critical Of Him
6 years, 8 months ago

Trump Aims To Pull Clearances Of Ex-Officials Critical Of Him

NPR  

Trump Aims To Pull Clearances Of Ex-Officials Critical Of Him Noel King talks to John Sipher, who spent 28 years in the CIA's National Clandestine Service, about President Trump's threat to revoke security clearances from some former officials. I think what President Trump is trying to do here is suggest to the public that somehow these people are benefiting from …

Now is definitely not the time to revoke security clearances (opinion)
6 years, 8 months ago

Now is definitely not the time to revoke security clearances (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Theresa Payton is the CEO of Fortalice Solutions – a cybersecurity and intelligence firm, the former White House chief information officer under President George W. Bush, and star of the CBS reality show “Hunted.” The views expressed in this commentary are her own. In July, it reached a new level when White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said …

White House wants to revoke James Comey's security clearance 'for making political statements'
6 years, 8 months ago

White House wants to revoke James Comey's security clearance 'for making political statements'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House has said it is considering revoking the …

White House admits that Donald Trump administration's early handling of classified information not up to required standard
7 years ago

White House admits that Donald Trump administration's early handling of classified information not up to required standard

Firstpost  

Washington: White House chief of staff John Kelly, on Friday, admitted that the Trump administration’s early handling of classified information and gatekeeping of sensitive secrets was not up to snuff. “In terms of the handling of classified material”, he said the White House “wasn’t up to the standards that I’d been used to.” “Nothing illegal,” he added. “But, it wasn’t …

White House says new security clearance policy will not affect Kushner’s work
7 years, 1 month ago

White House says new security clearance policy will not affect Kushner’s work

CNN  

Washington CNN — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said chief of staff John Kelly’s new security clearance directive will not affect Jared Kushner’s work as a top White House staffer. Sanders declined on Tuesday to get into Kushner’s clearance status but said “nothing that has taken place will affect the valuable work Jared is doing.” Kelly said in a …

At least 100 White House officials served with ‘interim’ security clearances until November
7 years, 1 month ago

At least 100 White House officials served with ‘interim’ security clearances until November

CNN  

Washington CNN — Nearly a year into President Donald Trump’s administration, senior-level staffers – including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner and Rob Porter – remained on interim clearances even as other senior advisers were granted full security access, according to information obtained by CNN from a US government official. Former congressman Mike Rogers, a Republican who chaired the House Intelligence Committee …

Trump's White House has a big security problem: Jared Kushner
7 years, 1 month ago

Trump's White House has a big security problem: Jared Kushner

Salon  

From the very beginning of Donald Trump’s administration, it was evident that the new president had no regard for bureaucratic norms. While Porter was professionally qualified for his role as White House staff secretary, he never received official security clearance from the FBI to perform his official duties. Squelching the details about who has interim clearance and why makes a …

White House Security Clearance Trouble Shines Light On 'High Risk' Backlog Problem
7 years, 1 month ago

White House Security Clearance Trouble Shines Light On 'High Risk' Backlog Problem

NPR  

White House Security Clearance Trouble Shines Light On 'High Risk' Backlog Problem Enlarge this image toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Updated at 5:05 p.m. The Porter situation White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah said Thursday that Porter was working under an interim security clearance while his background check was being completed. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., tweeted …

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