{"id":14976,"date":"2016-11-15T11:21:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=14976"},"modified":"2016-11-15T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:21:26","slug":"trump-didnt-request-top-secret-clearance-kids-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/trump-didnt-request-top-secret-clearance-kids-official.html","title":{"rendered":"Trump didn&#8217;t request top secret clearance for his kids: official"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trump didn&#8217;t request top secret clearance for his kids: official<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Despite reports suggesting the contrary, a transition team official says Donald Trump did not request or begin paperwork to have his children gain top-level security clearance, according to a pool report.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The official told the pool of reporters Monday that it wasn&#8217;t something he was expecting right now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Three of the president-elect&#8217;s children \u2014 Donald, Eric and Ivanka \u2014 as well as his son-in-law Jared Kushner, were named to Trump&#8217;s &#8220;Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee,&#8221; which includes high-profile advisers, donors and congressional lawmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">CBS News reported Monday that Trump had asked the White House for permission to give his family top security clearance, raising questions about possible conflicts of interest, considering his children&#8217;s involvement in a business network the president-elect arranged and called a &#8220;blind trust.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Trump&#8217;s children said in an interview with CBS&#8217;s 60 Minutes that aired Sunday night that they will not hold any formal role their father&#8217;s administration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">&#8220;I\u2019m going to be a daughter,&#8221; Ivanka Trump told CBS News\u2019 Lesley Stahl. &#8220;But I\u2019ve \u2014 I\u2019ve said throughout the campaign that I am very passionate about certain issues. And that I want to fight for them.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Source:\u00a0http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/onpolitics\/2016\/11\/15\/president-electdonald-trump-security-clearance-children\/93856438\/<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/trump-didnt-request-top-secret-clearance-kids-official.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump didn&#8217;t request top secret clearance for his kids: official Despite reports suggesting the contrary, a transition team official says Donald Trump did not request or begin paperwork to have his children gain top-level security clearance, according to a pool report. 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