Dan Coats: Background check process is ‘broken’

Published February 13, 2018 5:04pm ET



The director of national intelligence said Tuesday the background check process for security clearances for White House staff is “broken.”

Dan Coats did not name anyone specifically, but the response was during a Senate Committee Hearing when he was questioned about former White House staff secretary Rob Porter. Porter resigned last week over abuse allegations from his ex-wives, and it was revealed he had access to sensitive and classified information while working with only an interim security clearance.

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