Jared Kushner Security Clearance Denied Then Granted Over Objections
“Jared Kushner's security clearance was initially rejected by career officials and intelligence experts due to concerns regarding foreign influence, business entanglements, and omissions on his background forms. His top- secret access was granted only after Trump Ordered Officials to Give Jared Kushner a Security Clearance, overriding recommendations from intelligence officials and White House Counsel. NBC News +5”
Summary
Career officials and intelligence experts initially denied Jared Kushner a top‑secret clearance because of foreign‑influence concerns, his business ties, and omissions in his background disclosures. President Donald Trump later ordered that the clearance be granted, overriding the officials’ recommendations. This sequence of events has been reported by multiple major news outlets.
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- Jared Kushner - Wikipedia
The request omitted all of Kushner's contacts with foreign officials, including the meetings with Kislyak and Gorkov, though he quickly updated his filing to notify government officials that he would supplement his disclosure to provide the required information. Failure to disclose pertinent contacts can cause security clearances to be declined or revoked, and an intentional failure to disclose can result in imprisonment.
- White House must reveal and resolve Jared Kushner's financial conflicts of interest - CREW | Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Kushner’s previous unofficial role raised substantial conflict of interest concerns given Kushner’s business and investments in the very countries and conflicts that he had been working on—and because Kushner had no defined position, he was not subject to any ethics laws, security clearance process or Senate confirmation.
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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 ...
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