Exclusive: Ranking Democrat on Senate Intel Cmte. has joined with a key Republican in seeking to impose rules on how the president grants and revokes security clearances.
That was one of about 30 occasions during the early days of the Trump administration during which career officials were overruled and security clearances were granted to White House officials despite concerns, sources familiar with the process told NBC News.
"Americans should be able to have confidence that the security clearance process is being used only to protect our nation's greatest secrets," said Sen. Warner."Our bipartisan bill will make clear that security clearances are not to be used as a tool to punish political opponents or reward family members."
Security clearances granting government employees access to classified information long have been considered an executive branch function. When the government revokes a clearance, employees usually have no recourse in the courts.
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