Analysis: The GOP’s response to White House whistleblower is that there's nothing to see here
By Aaron Blake Aaron Blake Senior political reporter, writing for The Fix Email Bio Follow April 2 at 11:23 AM We have known for a while that there are very real questions about the White House’s security clearance process. Despite occupying a high-profile job involving diplomacy and Middle East peace, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner was not able to get a much-needed clearance.
Happily, Kushner granted a rare interview Monday night in which he could address this. Sadly, he was tossed softballs by Fox News’s Laura Ingraham and not really pressed on the core issues. Here’s the exchange: Kushner also says he disclosed all of his holdings, without mentioning that he had to update his filings — often to disclose things he previously failed to — more than 40 times. INGRAHAM: Do you get the sense that the Democrats keep moving the goal post on this? It strikes me as interesting that this comes out today after Mueller fizzles.
The more robust response to Newbold’s allegations, though, come from the House Oversight Committee’s Republicans. The staff of ranking minority-party member Jim Jordan issued a memo Monday suggesting that what Newbold alleged isn’t that bad, that her testimony has been “cherry-picked” by Democrats, and even suggesting she is a disgruntled employee.1. Only 4 or 5 of the 25 security clearances had been denied for “very serious reasons.” To the point above, the GOP staff notes that “Ms.
It’s not clear whether this is an exhaustive list, but it would seem Newbold is saying clearance decisions have been overturned much more frequently and for more serious reasons in the Trump administration, which is really the point.
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