White House security specialist files whistleblower complaint after reports Kushner received special treatment

Source: The Hill | February 13, 2019 | Rachel Frazin

A White House security specialist is reportedly seeking whistleblower protection after questioning “unwarranted security clearances” granted to Trump administration personnel, including President Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, NBC News reported Wednesday. 

Tricia Newbold reportedly filed the whistleblower complaint after she was allegedly suspended without pay late last month for challenging her supervisor, Carl Kline. 

According to the complaint obtained by NBC, Newbold reportedly raised concerns about an unidentified individual as early as July 2017. Sources familiar with the situation alleged that Kushner was the individual. 

Newbold alleged in the complaint that Kline “repeatedly mishandled security files and has approved unwarranted security clearances.”

According to the complaint, Newbold emailed Kline about “potential derogatory information” pertaining to the individual on July 18, 2017. Newbold allegedly wrote that the information could impact the person’s security clearance.

NBC noted that Kushner, at the time, had temporary security clearance while his FBI investigation was ongoing.

Newbold alleged that Kline broke with standard procedure by refusing to meet with the employee to discuss the information, which had reportedly been deemed “credible.”

She alleged that, after raising concerns about the individual a second time, Kline “advised I should ‘watch myself.’”

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