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

By Melissa Quinn
Published February 13, 2018 4:34pm ET
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Leon Panetta: Someone is ‘dropping the ball’ on White House security clearances
Leon Panetta, who also served as White House chief of staff for former President Bill Clinton, said it's unusual for the security clearance process to take as long as it has, especially since President Trump has passed the one-year mark of being in office. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) | Mark J. Terrill

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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