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    Reports: Kushner Security Clearance Downgraded Following White House Scandal

    Jared Kushner has lost his top-secret clearance. "No concerns were raised about Mr. Kushner's application," his lawyer said in a statement. Instead, the lawyer pointed to a backlog in the process.
    by Philip Ewing Feb 27, 2018 3 minutes
    White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, will lose access to the most sensitive material to which he previously had access.

    Updated at 6:17 p.m. ET

    President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has lost the top-level security clearance he has been using on an interim basis to do his work inside the White House, according to reports on Tuesday.

    Instead, Kushner will begin using a lower level of access to classified information along with other White House staffers who had temporary clearances.

    Kushner had held a top-secret clearance with access to Special

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