White House senior aide Jared Kushner’s multiple omissions on required financial disclosure forms for his security clearance would “be a crime, punishable by prison” for other people, Fox News host Shepard Smith said Thursday. Two sources, however, also told CNN Thursday that Kushner will not obtain full security clearance until special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is complete. The letter to White House deputy counsel Stefan Passantino dated Jan. 3 added a number of additional business interests. A conviction for withholding, misrepresenting or falsifying information on the form for security clearance can result in up to $10,000 in fines and five years in prison. Kushner has yet to obtain full security clearance for access to highly sensitive classified information 13 months after he stepped into his White House role.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2018 05:37 UTC