Trump allegedly put pressure on officials to give top secret clearance to his daughter and son-in-law.
Nepotism displayed in the privileges given to President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner constitutes a national security issue, a prominent former federal prosecutor and ethics campaigner has said.
According to Kushner Inc., written by Vicky Ward, Donald Trump ordered Kelly to “get rid of my kids” because they were attracting unwanted negative press. Kelly counseled it would be difficult to fire the pair but they could be forced to offer their resignations. Kelly himself resigned in January this year. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner remain in their positions as senior White House advisers.
Last month The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump had directed Kelly to grant Kushner top secret security clearance against the advice of intelligence officials. After Kushner and Ivanka Trump pressured the president over the clearance, Kelly reportedly felt so uncomfortable with the request that he asked for it to be put in writing.
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