i know it’s been a while since the og post but I ran across a very good explanation about the clearance stuff and wanted to pay-it-forward for the civil conversation before.

enjoy! 😜

https://theconversation.com/trumps-criminal-conviction-wont-stop-him-from-getting-security-clearance-as-president-243104

nevermind standard felonies. if it were almost any other federal position with access to classified material he’d never get a clearance, along with many other politicians; strictly based on business deals with foreign powers, debt and erratic behavior. why these people don’t have to go through the same minimum, non-political checks for access as other federal workers is beyond me… at the very least, he just doesn’t meet the minimum qualifications for access to material needed to perform his job.