February 9, 2018
THE UNCLEARABLE IN SERVICE OF THE UNCONSCIONABLE:
Dozens of Trump officials still lack full security clearance (Jim Sciutto, Gloria Borger and Zachary Cohen, 2/09/18, CNN)
Thirty to 40 White House officials and administration political appointees are still operating without full security clearances, including senior adviser to President Donald Trump Jared Kushner and -- until recently -- White House staffer Rob Porter, according to a US official and a source familiar with the situation. [...][S]everal sources, including intelligence officials who have served previous Democratic and GOP administrations, describe the backlog as very unusual and make clear that the process should have been completed after a year in office.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 9, 2018 7:25 PM