Trump ordered top-secret security clearance for Kushner

Published February 28, 2019 7:00pm ET



President Trump ordered former chief of staff John Kelly to grant his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner a top-secret security clearance last year, according to a new report.

Sources told the New York Times that Trump overruled intelligence and administration officials last May when they raised concerns about providing Kushner with a top-secret security clearance — an upgrade from the temporary and interim status he held earlier.

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