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    How a domestic violence scandal exposed security risks in the White House

    by Tessa Berenson Feb 26, 2018 2 minutes
    Porter was the White House staff secretary for a year with an interim security clearance

    EVERY FEBRUARY, THE NATION’S TOP INTELLIGENCE officials appear in public on Capitol Hill to brief Americans on the biggest global threats facing the country. This year their testimony hit closer to home: two miles down Pennsylvania Avenue in the West Wing of the White House. Nearly 13 months into Donald Trump’s presidency, dozens of his advisers reportedly still hold only temporary security clearances.

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