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>> if it, in fact, does happen, do you think republicans are going to see a major blow back from the president in >> i dont think hes going to view this as a hill to die on. he is not going to make as big of a deal of this as maybe some other folks are making, namely democrats because he just wants to move on. hes going to get defeated in court on this as well so he probably wants to say hes already building the wall and doesnt matter what congress says. >> he want this in his rear view. thank y...

Security clearance? >> the word unprecedented is overused but i can tell you that in my 25 years including in the fbi, including running counterintelligence, ive seen serious issues, ive seen clearance decisions made and not made. this is unprecedented and when you hear that his form had to be changed maybe 100 times, that has never in my experience happened with the clearance then later being granted because it smacks of deception. you cant forget 100 things on your form. he had to be corrected...

Kushners fbi background check raised questions about his foreign contact, foreign travel and meetings he had during the campaign. kushner was one of 30 cases overruled by carl cline a former pentagon employee. the two sources said cline overruled career security experts and approved kushners clearance eligibility. two people familiar with the matter said that after reviewing the file cia officers who make clearance decisions balked. one called over to the white house security division wondering ...