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Security investigation had not been completed. with the investigation over the white house the clearance became a major media story. >> is this a distraction given the controversy? >> jared is a valued member of the administration and he will focus on the work he has been doing and we will continue pushing forward on that front. >> reporter: a former intelligence community vigilance inspector general described the decision is significant given the ongoing mueller probe because he said the matter would have been reviewed and approved at the highest levels of the fbi, access to classified materi...

With the russian investigation looming over the white house, the clearance became a major media story. >> is jared kushner becoming a distraction given the controversy? >> jared is a valued member of the administration and he's going to continue to focus on the work that he's been doing and we are going to continue pushing forward on that front. >> former intelligence community official and inspector general described the decision is very significant, given the ongoing mueller pro because he said the matter would have been reviewed and approved by the highest levels of the fbi. access to class...

>> the decision was described as significant giving the mueller probe because the matter would have been reviewed and approved at the highest levels of the fbi. the official said access to classified materials no matter what level of clearance would only happen if there were no outstanding counterintelligence concerns. >> bret: more on this but the panel. thank you. secretary of state mike pompeo says the trump administration will not tolerate russian interference in this fall's elections. pompeo made the promise two congressional hearing today. he did not say what the president might do about...

Jared kushner that there was no way he was going to get security clearance and somehow he could be charged or indicted. that was the coverage and the speculation. now he's cleared. >> as a former official told catherine herridge in her report, that would imply that those counterintelligence concerns no longer exist. if he had been granted the security clearance. i like to quote donald rumsfeld. there are so many known unknowns. the investigation into russian interference in the investigation of the investigation. coming from congress as much as donald trump is publicizing it and aiding it, the...

Nakts his reaction is led's do more is a galling and upsetting this. it's not what congress should be doing. not only is he not trying to find out the truth about russian interference in the election and the many counterintelligence concerns that one would have about the current administration and its campaign, he's actively trying to destroy the institutions that are investigating it and it's shame. i think of all the negative legacies that hang over a man who i've had great respect for since he was 22 years old, 22-year-old staffer that worked with me and worked with others in congress, paul...