Trump's ordering security clearance for Kushner 'an abuse of power,' lawmakers say
Two top Democratic congressman said Sunday that President Donald Trump's reported demand that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, be given a security clearance despite concerns raised by intelligence officials amounted to an "abuse of power" and was "inappropriate."
"The president does have a right to give anyone a security clearance," Senate Intelligence Committee vice chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said on CNN's "State of the Union." "But what I think is inappropriate is, these security clearances should be given after the review of the national security officials."
"The fact that he, in effect, chooses to give a family member, overriding the recommendations of the community, bothers me a great deal," Warner continued.
Republicans, however, pushed back, saying Trump has the authority to overrule the intelligence officials' concerns, and the issue isn't worrisome to them.
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Why should he be able to overrule intelligence officials when he isn't very intelligent to begin with?