Jared Kushner 's Security Clearance Has Been Downgraded: Reports
Jared Kushner
Jared Kushner  President Donald Trumpâs son-in-law and White House adviser  has had  his  security clearance downgraded  Politico reports.
 He  has been downgraded from SCI (sensitive compartmented information) access to Secret level  according to the publication.
All other White House aides working on high-level interim clearances also had their access downgraded  according to a memo reportedly sent to staffers on Friday. Earlier that same day  Trump said he would leave it up to his chief of staff  John Kelly  to decide what access  Kushner  should have.
âGeneral Kelly respects  Jared  a lot and General Kelly will make that call â Trump said at a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the time.
 Kushner  no longer receives the Presidentâs Daily Brief  a top-secret roundup of global issues compiled by intelligence officials.  His  access to the highly classified intelligence briefing has been cut off in the past few weeks  sources told Reuters.
 Kushner  is reportedly accepting the decision and âwill not ask for special permissionâ from the president  according to CNN.
Kusher has the vague title of senior adviser. Throughout  his  career at the White House   he  has been assigned a wide-ranging portfolio on an array of highly sensitive issues â solving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis  keeping the U.S.-Mexico relationship afloat  and heading up diplomacy with China  for example.
âThis action will definitely impact  Kushner âs ability to cure the world of all ills but not necessarily prevent  him  from doing aspects of  his  job â Mark Zaid  a lawyer who specializes in national security law told HuffPost in an email. One of the most significant effects of  Kushner âs clearance downgrade is no longer having access to the Presidentâs Daily Brief  according to Zaid.
Government officials who perform the type of high-level diplomacy  Kushner  is tasked with doing typically get access to highly sensitive raw data about the players involved in the negotiations. Without the highest-level security clearance   Kushner  will have to get a âreduced and more limited versionâ of those background briefings  said Brad Moss  also a national security lawyer.
âIt really undermines  his  ability to do the work  he âs supposed to be doing and makes  him  into more of a figurehead â Moss said.
 Kushner  will also lose access to the National Security Agencyâs intercepted communications  Ned Price  a former White House and CIA official  wrote on Twitter.
âWhether or not  he  couldâve been successful before   he  no longer can be an effective Middle East mediator â Price wrote.
 Kushner âs colleagues have an incentive to block off  Kushner âs access to highly classified information. If they arenât careful  they could lose their own clearances â or even face criminal charges  said Moss.
Ultimately   Kushner âs ability to do  his  job will depend on how strictly people around  him  restrict  his  access to sensitive meetings  calls or documents  Zaid wrote.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to answer questions regarding  Kushner âs security clearance during a press briefing earlier Tuesday. Last week  Sanders said  Kushner  would continue the work  he  has been doing whether or not  he  has full security clearance.
 [TGT]   President Donald Trumpâs son-in-law and White House adviser  has had  his  security clearance downgraded  Politico reports.
 He  has been downgraded from SCI (sensitive compartmented information) access to Secret level  according to the publication.
All other White House aides working on high-level interim clearances also had their access downgraded  according to a memo reportedly sent to staffers on Friday. Earlier that same day  Trump said he would leave it up to his chief of staff  John Kelly  to decide what access  Kushner  should have.
âGeneral Kelly respects  Jared  a lot and General Kelly will make that call â Trump said at a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the time.
 Kushner  no longer receives the Presidentâs Daily Brief  a top-secret roundup of global issues compiled by intelligence officials.  His  access to the highly classified intelligence briefing has been cut off in the past few weeks  sources told Reuters.
 Kushner  is reportedly accepting the decision and âwill not ask for special permissionâ from the president  according to CNN.
Kusher has the vague title of senior adviser. Throughout  his  career at the White House   he  has been assigned a wide-ranging portfolio on an array of highly sensitive issues â solving the Israeli-Palestinian crisis  keeping the U.S.-Mexico relationship afloat  and heading up diplomacy with China  for example.
âThis action will definitely impact  Kushner âs ability to cure the world of all ills but not necessarily prevent  him  from doing aspects of  his  job â Mark Zaid  a lawyer who specializes in national security law told HuffPost in an email. One of the most significant effects of  Kushner âs clearance downgrade is no longer having access to the Presidentâs Daily Brief  according to Zaid.
Government officials who perform the type of high-level diplomacy  Kushner  is tasked with doing typically get access to highly sensitive raw data about the players involved in the negotiations. Without the highest-level security clearance   Kushner  will have to get a âreduced and more limited versionâ of those background briefings  said Brad Moss  also a national security lawyer.
âIt really undermines  his  ability to do the work  he âs supposed to be doing and makes  him  into more of a figurehead â Moss said.
 Kushner  will also lose access to the National Security Agencyâs intercepted communications  Ned Price  a former White House and CIA official  wrote on Twitter.
âWhether or not  he  couldâve been successful before   he  no longer can be an effective Middle East mediator â Price wrote.
 Kushner âs colleagues have an incentive to block off  Kushner âs access to highly classified information. If they arenât careful  they could lose their own clearances â or even face criminal charges  said Moss.
Ultimately   Kushner âs ability to do  his  job will depend on how strictly people around  him  restrict  his  access to sensitive meetings  calls or documents  Zaid wrote.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to answer questions regarding  Kushner âs security clearance during a press briefing earlier Tuesday. Last week  Sanders said  Kushner  would continue the work  he  has been doing whether or not  he  has full security clearance.