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Jared Kushner identified as senior White House official whose security clearance was denied by career officials

The Trump administration is under scrutiny for bucking the established security clearance procedure once again – this time, for 25 administration officials. 

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 with documents and testimony provided to the House Oversight Committee.

Kushner was identified only as “Senior White House Official 1” in committee documents released this week describing the testimony of Tricia Newbold, a whistleblower in the White House’s personnel security office who said she and another career employee determined that Kushner had too many “significant disqualifying factors” to receive a clearance.

Their decision was overruled by Carl Kline, the career official who then headed the office, according to Newbold’s interview with committee staff.

View the complete April 3 article by Tom Hamburger, Rachael Bade .and Ashley Parker on The Washington Post website here

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