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You're misrepresenting this, Josh. I'll refer you to left leaning Politico ...With that basic principle in mind, let’s first address what was actually done, or, more accurately, what was not done. Kushner’s clearance was not “denied” or “revoked.” A decision was not made that he was disqualified from handling Top Secret information but qualified to handle Secret information. And no, this had nothing to do with his financial dealings or frequent amendments of his paperwork (well, not directly at least, although they are likely responsible for the underlying delay).Here’s what really happened: Kushner, like many other Trump administration officials (and many new hires across the federal government under any administration), was granted an “interim” clearance while he was being investigated for a full clearance. It’s basically an abbreviated background check and temporary grant of access to classified information based on a prediction that he will ultimately receive a full clearance down the road. Even today, he still has an interim clearance, and they’re still processing him for a full clearance. The only difference is that he now has only interim access to Secret information, not Top Secret information or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)—a special type of information category that is slightly different than a Secret or Top Secret classification. But while he can ostensibly access only Secret information now, he is still being processed for a full Top Secret clearance with SCI access (colloquially called “TS/SCI”).
You're misrepresenting this, Josh.
I'll refer you to left leaning Politico ...
With that basic principle in mind, let’s first address what was actually done, or, more accurately, what was not done. Kushner’s clearance was not “denied” or “revoked.” A decision was not made that he was disqualified from handling Top Secret information but qualified to handle Secret information. And no, this had nothing to do with his financial dealings or frequent amendments of his paperwork (well, not directly at least, although they are likely responsible for the underlying delay).
Here’s what really happened: Kushner, like many other Trump administration officials (and many new hires across the federal government under any administration), was granted an “interim” clearance while he was being investigated for a full clearance. It’s basically an abbreviated background check and temporary grant of access to classified information based on a prediction that he will ultimately receive a full clearance down the road. Even today, he still has an interim clearance, and they’re still processing him for a full clearance. The only difference is that he now has only interim access to Secret information, not Top Secret information or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)—a special type of information category that is slightly different than a Secret or Top Secret classification. But while he can ostensibly access only Secret information now, he is still being processed for a full Top Secret clearance with SCI access (colloquially called “TS/SCI”).
