fbi conducts a background check. but after concerns were raised by the personnel office, president trump pushed kelly and mcgahn to make the decision saying things like it's no big deal, they'll probably be leaving soon and going back up to new york. so that it didn't appear that the president himself was tainting the process in his family's favor. after both refused, trump grant the security clearances according to sources we've been speaking with. and of course this development comes on the heels of the "new york times" reporting, anderson, that trump ordered kelly to grant ivanka's husband, jared kushner, a top security clearance despite concerns raised by intelligence officials. white house press secretary sarah sanders says the white house cannot comment on security clearance issues nor can it respond to every anonymous source. kelly could not be reached for comment and mcgahn declined to comment for this story, anderson. >> let's just remind, pamela, our viewers of what ivanka trump herself said just last month about security clearances. >> the president had no