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Security clearance. dont you think that should be like red flags all over the place? they looked away. >> listen, im going to repeat if they knew, they were negligent. >> okay, then they were negligent. >> based on what weve seen reported, thats a fair statement to make. you couldnt go to court with an unknown source said blah, blah, blah. and have you noticed an unknown source always says theres something wrong in the donald trump world. >> an unknown source is the only way we get anything out ...

Bureaucrat process, but a result of the fact that at least some of these people still on interim security clears clearances are not getting permanent clearances because of continuing questions from their fbi background checks. rob porter, of course an example of that. his being spousal abuse. but, you know, there are clearly substantive reasons behind this as well. now, to be fair, weve talked to lawyers who have represented people in the security clearance process, which can be -- ive been thro...

Wife, two wives, and a girlfriend. and it is photo evidence. it is a due process through a fbi clearance process. which he has been undergoing for the last year, and did not pass. so, you know, i would say it is his choice to double down on this, and he is showing us his true colors. he has been showing us the true colors and where he stands on sexual harassment and sexual abuse now for his entire life. >> maria, it cuz seem that the president is an outlier in the white house right now respondin...

National security correspondent jim sciutto. what have you learned about how many people are operating without full security clearances? >> so, anderson, myself and my colleagues, we were told that some 30 to 40 white house officials and other administration political appointees still 13 months into this administration have an interim security clearance, something thats meant really to be very temporary. its not meant to be a personmat situation. youve heard from the white house an explanation s...

Administrations in other government jobs. i mean, i think thats probably why jared kushner doesnt have a security clearance. if six months from now -- >> -- all the more reason why they should get security clearance or -- >> if six months out were still in the same place, we should be raising a lot of these questions. >> well leave it right there for now. ford oconnell, alice stewart, thank you. coming up next, vice president pence seen just feet away from kim jong-uns sister but not exchangin...

White house staff secretary rob porter had only an interim security clearance despite having been on the job for only a year. turns out he was not the only one. joining me now is chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. >> anderson, myself and my colleagues sara murray and gloria borger, we are told that some 30 to 40 white house officials and other administration political appointees still 13 months into this administration have an interim security clearance, something that is meant r...

A couple of rows behind him quite emmetts perhaps they can just bring that back for us and i want to ask you because weve seen just generally speaking a harsher tone from the trump administration toward north korea do you see it though really as as a change in policy or is this just strategic patience with a fresh coat of paint. right well theres a lot of continuity in u.s. policies over administrations and thats not a bad thing its you dont want u.s. policy very one hundred eighty degrees every...

Accounting. i think the chief of staff should get a list of everybody that is working in the white house who has passed a security background check who has question marks and who has failed. i saw this as a oversight chairman when i was the oversight chairman. i saw part of this in the obama administrations. allegations. im trying to say their equal but security clearances with the people in close proximity to the president is problematic. i want to ask you and come over to you, alley. leslie, w...

Accounting. i think the chief of staff should get a list of everybody that is working in the white house who has passed a security background check who has question marks and who has failed. i saw this as a oversight chairman when i was the oversight chairman. i saw part of this in the obama administrations. allegations. im trying to say their equal but security clearances with the people in close proximity to the president is problematic. i want to ask you and come over to you, alley. leslie, w...

Accounting. i think the chief of staff should get a list of everybody that is working in the white house who has passed a security background check who has question marks and who has failed. i saw this as a oversight chairman when i was the oversight chairman. i saw part of this in the obama administrations. allegations. im trying to say their equal but security clearances with the people in close proximity to the president is problematic. i want to ask you and come over to you, alley. leslie, w...