President Trump Reportedly Ordered His Son-in-Law Be Given a Security Clearance. Here's How They Work

President Donald Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant Jared Kushner — Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser — a top-secret security clearance, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

In doing this, Trump was effectively quashing concerns raised by the White House's top lawyer and intelligence officials that Kushner should perhaps not be granted the clearance, the report says.

President Donald Trump ordered his chief of staff to grant Jared Kushner — Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser — a top-secret security clearance, the New York Times reported on Thursday. In doing this, Trump was effectively quashing concerns raised by the White House's top lawyer and intelligence officials that Kushner should perhaps not be granted the clearance, the report says.