As president, Trump can grant Kushner a high-level security clearance, even if his background investigation continues to drag on. “The Deputy Attorney General has not referenced to the White House any specific concerns relating to this individual’s security clearance process,” spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said in a statement. Security clearance experts said it is rare to have such a high level of interim clearance for such a long period of time. [New White House security clearance policy could put ‘bull’s eye’ on Kushner]On Friday, Trump said he would defer the question of Kushner’s access to his chief of staff. Ordinarily, security clearance experts said, the failure to completely disclose all contacts would jeopardize an applicant’s chances of obtaining final clearance.

Source: Washington Post February 23, 2018 22:41 UTC