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Trump Son-In-Law Kushner To Regain Top Clearance Following Mueller Interview

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner met with the special counsel's office for 7 or 8 hours and may now be out of the woods legally — or on his way.

Updated at 3:26 p.m.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, is regaining a top security clearance following a marathon interview last month with special counsel investigators, a person familiar with the matter said.

Kushner met with Justice Department investigators for seven or eight hours in his second interview

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