House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) demanded that all documents related to the granting of Kushner's security clearance be handed over.House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said that Trump showed “utter disregard for our national security,” and that “there is no nepotism exception for background investigations.” Joe Scarborough from MSNBC went so far as to say,“The president lies every day, lies repeatedly every day… the recklessness and the lying by Ivanka [Trump] and Donald Trump show once again they are just extraordinarily reckless people in charge of some of the most sensitive secrets in the United States government.”New statement from a spokesman for Abbe Lowell:“Mr. Lowell was not aware of nor told of any request for or action by the President to be involved in the security clearance process. Again, officials affirmed at the time that the regular process occurred without any pressure.”
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) March 2, 2019
Did Trump order officials to grant Kushner security clearance?
House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) demanded that all documents related to the granting of Kushner's security clearance be handed over.
