It's true that Trump could order that Kushner be granted a clearance over FBI objection. But that didn't happen, per NYT, which said his clearance was "approved by career officials after the completion of the FBI background check and that the president was not involved."https://twitter.com/aliasvaughn/status/999374689997938689 …
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Notably Abbe Lowell's statement, as quoted here ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jared-kushner-receives-permanent-security-clearance-ending-uncertainty-over-his-status/2018/05/23/b4a57fae-5eb6-11e8-9ee3-49d6d4814c4c_story.html?utm_term=.5e521602f454 … ), does NOT state that the president was uninvolved. (claiming it was "normal" is much vaguer/subject to being fundamentally dishonest)
As you know Lowell is a formidable lawyer. So It's quite possible he is representing his client's personal interests as well as Ruemmler is hers, and he's gotten Jared "cleared."
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Can’t a president grant someone any security clearance they (the prez) choose? I’m not sure the ts/sci clearance is as exonerating as is being reported
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