"Security clearances have not normally been used as political footballs," Sen. Mark Warner said.
The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday he was bothered “a great deal” by a report that President Donald Trump ordered a security clearance for Jared Kushner, his senior adviser and son-in-law.
“What I think is inappropriate is, these security clearances should be given after the review of the national security officials,“ Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “The fact that he, in effect, chooses to give a family member, overriding the recommendations of the community, bothers me a great deal.“
The New York Times reported last week Trump ordered then-chief of staff John Kelly last year to grant a security clearance to Kushner despite objections from senior White House and intelligence officials.
