Kushner's security clearance ‘up to general Kelly,’ Trump says
CRISTIANO LIMA02/23/2018 02:58 PM EST
The President's son-in-law Jared Kushner has been has been working as a White House senior adviser on an interim security clearance since January 2017. | Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
President Donald Trump said Friday the decision over whether to give Jared Kushner a waiver on his security clearance will be “up to” chief of staff John Kelly.
“That’ll be up to general Kelly,” Trump said during a press conference at the White House. “General Kelly respects Jared a lot and General Kelly will make that call. I won’t make that call.”
The president's son-in-law and senior White House adviser has been working on an interim security clearance since joining the White House in January 2017.
Trump added that Kushner has “done an outstanding job” despite having “been treated very unfairly” by outside groups.
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