Washington – Israeli Efforts To ‘Leverage’ Kushner Weakness Contributed To Clearance Downgrade

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    FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump holds a note in his hand as he and his son-in-law White House senior advisor Jared Kushner (R) prepare to leave notes at the Western Wall in Jerusalem May 22, 2017.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Washington – Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law leading a White House effort to forge Middle East peace, has lost his access to top secret information because of foreign government efforts to influence him, US media reported on Tuesday.

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    According to The Washington Post, the president’s national security adviser, H. R. McMaster, was briefed on efforts by Israeli and Mexican officials to leverage Kushner’s perceived vulnerabilities, including his business entanglements, his debt and his lack of foreign policy experience.

    The Post report also claims that Kushner held meetings and conversations with foreign officials without going through the appropriate national security channels, breaching protocol and exposing Kushner to additional vulnerabilities.

    Kushner is leading the Trump administration’s efforts to broker peace between Israelis and Palestinians, as well as trade negotiations with Mexico.

    Officials from China and the UAE also discussed ways to manipulate the senior adviser, the Post reported.

    Without Top Secret clearance, Kushner will no longer have access to some of the government’s most highly classified intelligence, including the president’s daily briefing — a document he once read each morning.

    Kushner has been working for over a year on an interim clearance putting together a detailed plan for Israeli-Palestinian talks.

    But leading that peace process also requires Kushner to produce highly classified information on a daily basis, current and former administration officials tell The Jerusalem Post. The White House insists that the new clearance decision, made by chief of staff John Kelly, will not affect Kushner’s work with either Israel or Mexico.


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    JackC
    JackC
    6 years ago

    It is ALWAYS the Jews’ fault.

    6 years ago

    Once again the fake news media has wrecked havoc. Oh but wait didn’t Israel try to influence Kushner whats fake about it? The fakeness is two fold. First, Israel only tried but never succeeded. Second, who says Israel our ally is such a threat that it matters.

    Another fakeness, this whole Kelly scandal. That someone with shalom beis problems can’t work in the WH is ludcrious.

    I can only hope that Trump just takes the daily briefing , reads it and then tells Jared what it says. I am sure there is a work around. And this time plug the leaks so the WP doesn’t snoop around.

    ayinglefunadorf
    ayinglefunadorf
    6 years ago

    “Israel and Mexico” Now we know the reason of the Embassy move. Money like always. Mexico? Interesting? For 2 years 3 times a day we heard about the Great wall Paid by Mexico. Not a single inch was built. Not a single dollar was appropriated. Ah, I forgot Obama gave 100 billion in cash to Iran, it looks like the Presidents have 100s of billions cash on their hand. Not one dollar for the wall. MONEY,Money,Money. Drain the swamp? Join the swamp more likely.

    ayinglefunadorf
    ayinglefunadorf
    6 years ago

    Purim eve. I guess he is not playing Mordechai – Ester. He should have been nominated Chief of Staff or even bigger, instead he is started his downfall. (Leider)

    ayinglefunadorf
    ayinglefunadorf
    6 years ago

    What is happening. It should have been Wayahapajch