Important caveat: Politico story does not have confirmation from the White House about the reasoning. Although it's stated as fact up top, the reasoning is only sourced to the staffer who is saying his security clearance was going to be denied.
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So, to this White House, smoking a plant is worse than battering a spouse.
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Am I the only one who thinks there's actually more to this story than marijuana use in 2013?
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Wait, those working for the President aren't on drugs, currently?
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that does not correspond to my understand of past use and getting clearance. Unless he was a dealer or lied about it...
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Suitability clearance based on past marijuana use is dependent on the issuing agency. DOJ (for instance) used to make any post-JD use permanently disqualifying, and may have returned to that policy since Sessions became AG.
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Ooh. Good point about sessions.
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It's likely for other reasons.https://twitter.com/MEPFuller/status/963839542758277120 …
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The person I know had this happen under President Bush in 2001.
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Past infrequent drug use can absolutely be grounds for not getting clearance. It happened to someone I am close to. They reasoning from the White House security folks was that it was too recent and it showed a "disregard for the law."
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One of these things is not like the other. I don't even buy this. If he didn't lie about past infrequent use, it's usually not a problem. Unless Sessions has changed things.
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Didn't think that alone is grounds for not getting clearance. Am I wrong?
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Something is skunky about this story.
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If this is really all it is at least dude just smoked weed and didn't beat his wife....but I'm sure there is some sort of cover up going down
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ok that's silly. Prez Clinton admited marijuana exp. Prez G.W Bush was a full on alcaholic & Prez O. admitted trying cocaine. I don't know u r a risk for blackmail for doing what most Americans hv done & u admitted. Freaking Kushner hasn't gotten one form correct yet.
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I'm calling bullshit on that crazy claim. He's hiding something.
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