Kushner Security Clearance Downgrade May Affect Mideast Peace Effort

on February 13, 2018 in Washington, DC.
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: (L-R) Jared Kushner, White House Senior Adviser and son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional members in the C... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 13: (L-R) Jared Kushner, White House Senior Adviser and son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, listens during a meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional members in the Cabinet Room of the White House February 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump held a meeting with congressional members to discuss trade. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) MORE LESS

WASHINGTON (AP) — The loss of his top-secret clearance may be problematic for White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner as he oversees the U.S. effort to develop a Mideast peace accord.

Those involved in past efforts to bring about peace in the region say access to highly classified information is essential for negotiations.

The White House insists that Kushner’s job will not be affected by the security clearance downgrade.

On another front, The New York Times reports that two companies made loans worth more than half a billion dollars to Kushner’s family real estate firm after executives met with Kushner at the White House.

A spokeswoman for Kushner Cos. says rejects the implication that Kushner’s position in the White House affected the company’s long-standing relationships with lenders.

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  1. Avatar for zsak zsak says:

    The White House insists that Kushner’s job will not be affected by the security clearance downgrade.

    … because Trump will just pass him the info himself.

  2. Kushner Security Clearance Downgrade May Affect Mideast Peace Effort

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Something tells me that “effort” isn’t quite what we’re used to in the past. Clearance downgrade or no.

  3. It will more likely affect White House peace efforts.

  4. Well, if it reduces the ability for an unqualified kleptocrat doofus to jam his pasty white thumb on one side of the scale for purely partisan reasons… not a bad thing?

  5. “Honey, does my security downgrade make me look stupid and unqualified?”

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