President Donald Trump on Friday said the final decision on Jared Kushner’s security clearance will rest with chief of staff John Kelly—the very man who reportedly reduced Kushner’s big White House portfolio. Kushner, a senior advisor and son-in-law to the president, continues to operate under a temporary security clearance.
“I will let General Kelly make that decision,” Trump said Friday at a joint press conference with Australia’s Prime Minister. “And [Kelly's] going to do what's right for the country. And I have no doubt he will make the right decision.”
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Kelly said last week that officials who applied for security clearances before July, but still have not been granted permanent access, would have their temporary clearances taken away. Kushner, whose foreign affairs portfolio includes forging peace in the Middle East, has come under heavy scrutiny for being a top consumer of classified information that typically requires permanent clearance.
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