Trump pressured WH officials to grant Ivanka security clearance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just imagine for one second that HRC had won, brought Chelsea and her husband on board to be her advisors, and pressured her staff to give them the highest security clearances against the advice of those who grant such clearances.

Republicans would have her impeached in a second.

Does it disturb you that Obama waived it for Rhodes?

Does it disturb you that Clinton shared classified information with Weiner and put lots of stuff out on an unsecured devices?

If Saint Obama did it, it must be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have any idea how many Clinton people got their security clearances rammed through despite objections from the security team?

This is a "shocked to find out there is gambling" story if there ever was one.

I don’t have any idea. Why don’t you name them all? What kind of objections - foreign business ties, huge debts? How many of them were related to the Clintons? And did Bill personally call up and demand they get them?

This. I didn’t agree with executive overreach from Democratic administrations either. What Trump and his minions are doing is worse. Stop acting as if the sins of prior administrations somehow cleanses the corruption of the current one.

+1 The first PP didn't provide a source for his accusation on the "Clinton people" and that's because it's not true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have any idea how many Clinton people got their security clearances rammed through despite objections from the security team?

This is a "shocked to find out there is gambling" story if there ever was one.

I don’t have any idea. Why don’t you name them all? What kind of objections - foreign business ties, huge debts? How many of them were related to the Clintons? And did Bill personally call up and demand they get them?

This. I didn’t agree with executive overreach from Democratic administrations either. What Trump and his minions are doing is worse. Stop acting as if the sins of prior administrations somehow cleanses the corruption of the current one.

+1 The first PP didn't provide a source for his accusation on the "Clinton people" and that's because it's not true.

Seems to be the current tactic. Take what Trump actually did and then ascribe it to someone else.

[Anonymous]

And, it turns out this was yet another scandal advanced by Democrats that was false.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453737-exclusive-career-officials-rebut-claims-of-white-house-interference-in-security?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Two career White House security officials have testified in a closed door session with the House Oversight Committee that no political pressure was asserted on their office in determining security clearances, according to a GOP staff memo obtained by Hill.TV.

The testimony could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undue influence on the process to win clearances for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The fracas over security clearances erupted in April 2019 when career staffer Tricia Newbold testified to the House Oversight Committee that her then supervisor Carl Kline overruled several of her security clearance determinations because of political influence.

Newbold specifically alleged that at least two senior government officials were given high-level security clearances despite disqualifying information. Newbold also expressed concern over new policies that Kline put into place surrounding the security clearance process. Newbold's testimony received wall to wall news coverage and appeared to validate long held suspicions and reporting that the White House security clearance process had run amok under Trump.

But the new testimony contradicts Newbold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And, it turns out this was yet another scandal advanced by Democrats that was false.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453737-exclusive-career-officials-rebut-claims-of-white-house-interference-in-security?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Two career White House security officials have testified in a closed door session with the House Oversight Committee that no political pressure was asserted on their office in determining security clearances, according to a GOP staff memo obtained by Hill.TV.

The testimony could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undue influence on the process to win clearances for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The fracas over security clearances erupted in April 2019 when career staffer Tricia Newbold testified to the House Oversight Committee that her then supervisor Carl Kline overruled several of her security clearance determinations because of political influence.

Newbold specifically alleged that at least two senior government officials were given high-level security clearances despite disqualifying information. Newbold also expressed concern over new policies that Kline put into place surrounding the security clearance process. Newbold's testimony received wall to wall news coverage and appeared to validate long held suspicions and reporting that the White House security clearance process had run amok under Trump.

But the new testimony contradicts Newbold.

How does the closed door testimony contradict Newbold?

[Anonymous]

A two week tenure?

“Former career employee Cory Louie also testified that at no time in his two week tenure in the security office under the Trump administration did he ever feel undue political influence on the security clearance process. “

[Anonymous]

So basically Bailey says that whatever Kline did, he has confidence in him. Done.

So I guess we're supposed to have confirmed in Bailey and Kline and shrug at whatever complaints that Newbold had. Okay...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And, it turns out this was yet another scandal advanced by Democrats that was false.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453737-exclusive-career-officials-rebut-claims-of-white-house-interference-in-security?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Two career White House security officials have testified in a closed door session with the House Oversight Committee that no political pressure was asserted on their office in determining security clearances, according to a GOP staff memo obtained by Hill.TV.

The testimony could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undue influence on the process to win clearances for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The fracas over security clearances erupted in April 2019 when career staffer Tricia Newbold testified to the House Oversight Committee that her then supervisor Carl Kline overruled several of her security clearance determinations because of political influence.

Newbold specifically alleged that at least two senior government officials were given high-level security clearances despite disqualifying information. Newbold also expressed concern over new policies that Kline put into place surrounding the security clearance process. Newbold's testimony received wall to wall news coverage and appeared to validate long held suspicions and reporting that the White House security clearance process had run amok under Trump.

But the new testimony contradicts Newbold.

But WH employers swear to uphold Trump not the Constitution nor the truth. Trumpers will lie to please Dear Leader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And, it turns out this was yet another scandal advanced by Democrats that was false.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453737-exclusive-career-officials-rebut-claims-of-white-house-interference-in-security?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Two career White House security officials have testified in a closed door session with the House Oversight Committee that no political pressure was asserted on their office in determining security clearances, according to a GOP staff memo obtained by Hill.TV.

The testimony could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undue influence on the process to win clearances for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The fracas over security clearances erupted in April 2019 when career staffer Tricia Newbold testified to the House Oversight Committee that her then supervisor Carl Kline overruled several of her security clearance determinations because of political influence.

Newbold specifically alleged that at least two senior government officials were given high-level security clearances despite disqualifying information. Newbold also expressed concern over new policies that Kline put into place surrounding the security clearance process. Newbold's testimony received wall to wall news coverage and appeared to validate long held suspicions and reporting that the White House security clearance process had run amok under Trump.

But the new testimony contradicts Newbold.

How does the closed door testimony contradict Newbold?

Career White House security official Crede Bailey testified to Oversight, according to the GOP memo, that he at no point felt pressure from anyone at the White House to determine a security clearance one way or the other.

Bailey further told the committee that as far as he knows Trump has never ordered a security clearance be issued to any specific individual. He also defended Kline's conduct while in office, expressing the "utmost confidence" in his judgement.

Bailey, the chief security officer at The White House, also defended Kline's restructuring of the security clearance process, policies which Newbold questioned in her testimony before the committee in April.

Bailey said Newbold's criticisms of the process "stemmed from her lack of understanding and experience across government," according to the Republican committee staff memo.

Democratic committee staff did not respond to a request for comment.

Former career employee Cory Louie also testified that at no time in his two week tenure in the security office under the Trump administration did he ever feel undue political influence on the security clearance process.

Earlier, Kline had disputed Newbold's assertions in a voluntary interview with the committee. He testified that he had never been told by any White House official to reverse a security clearance determination.

"I have never been approached by anybody at the White House or outside the White House to adjudicate a case, one way or the other, in my tenure at the White House," Kline declared.

[Anonymous]

And yet, Jared has clearance, Ivanka has clearance, so many others have clearance.

Kline says he gave them clearance out of the goodness of his heart, not because of pressure. Of course he did. That doesn't mean he was right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And, it turns out this was yet another scandal advanced by Democrats that was false.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453737-exclusive-career-officials-rebut-claims-of-white-house-interference-in-security?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Two career White House security officials have testified in a closed door session with the House Oversight Committee that no political pressure was asserted on their office in determining security clearances, according to a GOP staff memo obtained by Hill.TV.

The testimony could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undue influence on the process to win clearances for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The fracas over security clearances erupted in April 2019 when career staffer Tricia Newbold testified to the House Oversight Committee that her then supervisor Carl Kline overruled several of her security clearance determinations because of political influence.

Newbold specifically alleged that at least two senior government officials were given high-level security clearances despite disqualifying information. Newbold also expressed concern over new policies that Kline put into place surrounding the security clearance process. Newbold's testimony received wall to wall news coverage and appeared to validate long held suspicions and reporting that the White House security clearance process had run amok under Trump.

But the new testimony contradicts Newbold.

But WH employers swear to uphold Trump not the Constitution nor the truth. Trumpers will lie to please Dear Leader.

Face it.... Liberals have advanced yet another false conspiracy. I have lost count how many of these they have propagated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And, it turns out this was yet another scandal advanced by Democrats that was false.

https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/453737-exclusive-career-officials-rebut-claims-of-white-house-interference-in-security?amp&__twitter_impression=true

Two career White House security officials have testified in a closed door session with the House Oversight Committee that no political pressure was asserted on their office in determining security clearances, according to a GOP staff memo obtained by Hill.TV.

The testimony could deal a blow to Democratic assertions that President Trump and the White House counsel might have used undue influence on the process to win clearances for his son-in-law Jared Kushner and his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The fracas over security clearances erupted in April 2019 when career staffer Tricia Newbold testified to the House Oversight Committee that her then supervisor Carl Kline overruled several of her security clearance determinations because of political influence.

Newbold specifically alleged that at least two senior government officials were given high-level security clearances despite disqualifying information. Newbold also expressed concern over new policies that Kline put into place surrounding the security clearance process. Newbold's testimony received wall to wall news coverage and appeared to validate long held suspicions and reporting that the White House security clearance process had run amok under Trump.

But the new testimony contradicts Newbold.

But WH employers swear to uphold Trump not the Constitution nor the truth. Trumpers will lie to please Dear Leader.

Face it.... Liberals have advanced yet another false conspiracy. I have lost count how many of these they have propagated.

Is Newbold a liberal? I thought she was a dwarf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/432777-trump-pressured-white-house-officials-to-grant-ivanka-trump-security

President Trump pressured his former chief of staff John Kelly and former White House counsel Donald McGahn to grant his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump a security clearance over their recommendations, according to a new report.

CNN reported Tuesday citing three people familiar with the matter that the president’s decision to intervene in his daughter’s security clearance process "rankled" White House officials.

So all the Trump family members are given security clearance based on Trump's insistance against Security professionals recommendations! So Trumpkins, do you care about National Security anymore? When will this POS family be out of WH!

We can not have the security agencies telling the president who he can talk to and who can not. The president grants security clearances.

[Anonymous]

Let me get this straight: Louie was in the office for a mere two weeks and approved clearances?

You’re a f#cking idiot if you don’t see how shady this is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/432777-trump-pressured-white-house-officials-to-grant-ivanka-trump-security

President Trump pressured his former chief of staff John Kelly and former White House counsel Donald McGahn to grant his daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump a security clearance over their recommendations, according to a new report.

CNN reported Tuesday citing three people familiar with the matter that the president’s decision to intervene in his daughter’s security clearance process "rankled" White House officials.

So all the Trump family members are given security clearance based on Trump's insistance against Security professionals recommendations! So Trumpkins, do you care about National Security anymore? When will this POS family be out of WH!

We can not have the security agencies telling the president who he can talk to and who can not. The president grants security clearances.

He does. Usually he has some sense. Or able advisors, the way Reagan (Alzheimer's) or Nixon (evil) did.