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Senior level that these reviews are expedited. they're treated very seriously. they have to occur a lot more rapidly than for other more junior positions in the government. there's going to be immediate attention to this kind of information. that apparently didn't happen here, and there's no real explanation for it. i've heard speculation about it, but it's very difficult to understand. >> and bob, when the white house -- when the fbi director in his very measured tone ran methodically through these four different steps in the security clearance process for mr. porter, ending, of course, in th...

White house personnel security office alerted top officials including chief of staff john kelly about porter's past. >> i'm not aware of any communication. i can't say definitively but i'm not aware of any communication. >> reporter: the white house has been struggling to explain its story and time line. >> it's obvious that the nation's top secrets were being handled by someone who they knew would never receive a security clearance. >> all right. thanks for that report. >> now, on the subject of the president's personal silence on the women who have accused his former aide of abuse, yesterday...

Secrets. rob porter saw and heard it all, really, in the oval office. what should we know about the guarding of government secrets from your lifetime? >> well, there's a reason why we have a security clearance process. and if someone doesn't get it, it's not enough to say he wasn't denied it. he was never granted it. he should have never had access to the top secret things. when i was in the pentagon had a security clearance that is a code word-protected pass, so i can't tell you the name of my clearance, and i can't tell you any of the information that i learned during that time, even now, ma...

They would not want out there. and so they're still looking into, you know, people's security clearances because jared kushner does not seem to ever -- is ever going to get a permanent security clearance. >> i have a feeling the white house is scrambling to go through all those files. all right. we'll check in with you in about 30 minutes or so. >> the trump administration calls for major changes to the nation's food stamp program. why it's being met with a lot of skepticism. >> and the story president's lawyer tried to keep underwraps. >> i know you either do or don't have a nondisclosure agr...

Information. that apparently didn't happen here, and there's no real explanation for it. i've heard speculation about it, but it's very difficult to understand. >> and bob, when the white house -- when the fbi director in his very measured tone ran methodically through these four different steps in the security clearance process for mr. porter, ending, of course, in the fact he was not cleared to work in this job at this title, did that indicate anything to you like it could be fatal for someone at the other end like a general kelly? >> it's very hard to say who knew what when based on the pub...