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Whistleblower speaks about White House security clearances

Tricia Newbold, an 18-year security veteran, told Congress that the Trump administration overruled at least 25 security clearance denials for the president's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and others with what she described as "serious disqualifying issues" like "foreign influence," "conflict of interest" and financial problems.
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Tricia Newbold, an 18-year security veteran, told Congress that the Trump administration overruled at least 25 security clearance denials for the president's son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and others with what she described as "serious disqualifying issues" like "foreign influence," "conflict of interest" and financial problems.

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Posted 2019-04-03T11:46:12-0400 - Updated 2019-04-03T11:46:12-0400