Security clearances don’t determine whom a president can trust – they reveal risks the president may not know

September 11, 2026 · 12:35 pm 1 sources

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• Security clearances don’t determine whom a president can trust – they reveal risks the president may not know
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · September 11, 2026 12:35
  A report that one of Trump’s aides went a year without routine vetting raises a question a former CIA executive knows well: What is that process for?