[Jared Kushner's White House job may be legal. That’s just good government: After all, thousands of security clearance adjudicative decisions occur every year, and the president has more important issues to focus on. Nevertheless, the president’s authority to give Kushner — or anyone else — a security clearance is clear. Congress might give the lead to the House Select Committee for Intelligence, which has a better ability to handle classified testimony and documents than the House Oversight Committee. A discovery that the president accepted something of value for a security clearance decision could prompt impeachment proceedings.

Source: Washington Post March 02, 2019 20:15 UTC