The move made retired Marine general John F. Kelly so uncomfortable that he documented the request in writing, according to current and former administration officials.
Jared Kushner confers with President Trump at a White House signing ceremony in December 2018.
Kushner's lawyer publicly described the process as one that had gone through normal channels, a description that Kelly did not view as accurate, according to a person familiar with his reaction. Peter Mirijanian, a spokesman for Kushner lawyer Abbe Lowell, said in a statement that"in 2018, White House and security clearance officials affirmed that Mr. Kushner's security clearance was handled in the regular process with no pressure from anyone."
"The revelation that President Trump personally intervened to overrule White House security officials and the Intelligence Community to grant a Top Secret security clearance to his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is the latest indicator of the President's utter disregard for our national security and for the men and women who sacrifice so much every day to keep us safe," Schiff said."There is no nepotism exception for background investigations.
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