Leon Panetta: Someone is ‘dropping the ball’ on White House security clearances

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Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned Tuesday that someone is “dropping the ball” on the security clearance process within the White House after it was revealed a number of White House staffers are working without full clearances.

“Somebody’s dropping the ball, that’s for sure, because these investigations should have been completed,” Panetta told CBS News.

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