White House downgrades Kushner’s clearance
The security clearance of White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner has been downgraded, significantly reducing his access to classified information. Now he is authorized to access information only at the lower “secret” level after chief of staff John Kelly ordered White House officials with interim clearances pending since before June 1, 2017, to be cut off if they hadn’t received permanent clearances by Friday last week. Tuesday’s news set off speculation that Kushner’s days in the White House might be numbered.—