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SOC 105 Week 11 Discussion
Week 11 Hot Topic: "Jared Kushner's Security Clearance"
I want you to read an excerpt from a article about Kusher's national security concerns. What are your thoughts regarding whether he should've been granted a security clearance? Do you think his having one is a security concern?
The first family batted away accusations that President Donald Trump abused his power by forcing through top-secret security clearances for daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, despite protests from senior White House and intelligence officials.
As the scandal rumbled on, critics asked why Ivanka and Jared would need top-secret clearance in their roles as senior advisers to the president, and, given concerns that their private business dealings might pose conflicts of interest, whether they should be trusted with such sensitive materia
Donald Trump’s senior White House adviser once again abandoned government normalities during an official state trip to Saudi Arabia, reportedly discussing US-Saudi cooperation with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in a meeting that lacked representation from the US Embassy in Riyadh.
Mr. Kushner’s quiet undertaking of such high-profile meetings has raised national security concerns from military and intelligence officials, who said the president’s son-in-law was “undermining US authority” in the region.
Mr. Kushner, long considered a security risk by career intelligence officials stated that the 38-year-old adviser’s omission of Russian contacts from his initial clearance application and foreign business assets would bar an official from receiving a clearance.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/jared-kushner-goes-rogue-saudi-185059354.html
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